Like two trains passing in the night, "terrorism" and "diplomacy" continue on their respective tracks, acknowledging each other only in passing. Palestinian terrorists fired no fewer than five mortar shells during the past 24 hours at the Jewish town of Gadid in the Gaza area of Gush Katif; damage was caused to hothouses in two of the attacks, but no one was hurt. Earlier, Arab gunfire was directed at IDF outposts in the area, and grenades were thrown at an Israeli position in southern Gaza. No one was hurt, and IDF soldiers returned fire.
In other attacks, an IDF force detected two Palestinian terrorists placing a bomb along a road near Jenin yesterday; the soldiers opened fire, killing one terrorist, and then apprehended the other. The soldiers found that the bomb was a massive 70-kilogram device, designed to blow up on an IDF patrol vehicle... Arabs damaged an army jeep south of Hevron today in a rock-throwing incident; no one was hurt…
Prime Minister Sharon told the Cabinet today, "The Palestinians say openly that they cannot accept full security responsibility, [which means that] they understand that IDF activities [against terrorism in the PA-controlled areas] must continue."
In other attacks, an IDF force detected two Palestinian terrorists placing a bomb along a road near Jenin yesterday; the soldiers opened fire, killing one terrorist, and then apprehended the other. The soldiers found that the bomb was a massive 70-kilogram device, designed to blow up on an IDF patrol vehicle... Arabs damaged an army jeep south of Hevron today in a rock-throwing incident; no one was hurt…
Prime Minister Sharon told the Cabinet today, "The Palestinians say openly that they cannot accept full security responsibility, [which means that] they understand that IDF activities [against terrorism in the PA-controlled areas] must continue."