The Prime Minister\'s Office has confirmed that it refused Arafat\'s request to fly from Ramallah to Gaza. Spokesmen say that Arafat will not be allowed to fly until he takes determined steps against the terrorist infrastructure. Arafat arrived in Ramallah on Friday for Feisal Husseini\'s funeral and has been stuck there ever since.
It is still not clear which Palestinian terrorist organizations have accepted Arafat\'s ceasefire orders, and to what extent. A senior Fatah leader said today that his organization accepts the ceasefire ordered by Arafat, \"except for cases in which Israel attacks us or violates the Mitchell Report by building another house in a settlement...\" Hamas, for its part, denies having agreed to stop its attacks against Israel. It released an announcement this morning saying it plans to continue its struggle for \"all of Palestine.\"
Both Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres agreed today that Yasser Arafat is still not taking enough practical steps to stop the attacks against Israel, such as arresting terrorists.
Yesterday\'s gun battle in southern Gaza resumed again this afternoon near the Rafiach border point with Egypt. The site is the location of frequent Palestinian smuggling operations of weapons and war materials into Gaza. Israeli soldiers were attacked today with automatic gunfire and a grenade, following yesterday\'s wounding of three soldiers there. In addition, soldiers stationed near the N\'vei Dekalim industrial zone faced a half-hour attack by Arabs this afternoon.
An Israeli army vehicle was attacked by gunfire this morning north of Hevron… Soldiers who were shot upon in Hevron fired back and wounded a Force 17 officer… An Israeli car was shot at last night near Azzoun in the Shomron… Also last night, an Israeli was lightly injured south of Shechem when Arabs threw rocks at his car… Several mortar shells were fired at Israeli targets in Gaza last night, and Arabs opened fire as well... During the early morning hours, terrorists fired an anti-tank grenade at the southern District Coordinating Office in the Gush Katif area of Gaza. There were no injuries. Throughout the night, the IDF\'s Tofach and Yasmin outposts in Gaza were attacked by terrorist gunfire.
A bomb was found and safely neutralized last night in northwestern Shomron, not far from Alfei Menashe. Bomb sappers neutralized the explosive device without incident.
Several rioting Arabs were injured today in clashes with IDF soldiers north of Ramallah. A march of students from the PA\'s Bir Zeit University set off towards Ramallah, angrily commemorating the 34th anniversary of Israel\'s return to Judea and Samaria during the Six Day War. They tried to break through barricades set up by the soldiers on their way to Ramallah. IDF soldiers used tear gas and rubber bullets to restore order.
It is still not clear which Palestinian terrorist organizations have accepted Arafat\'s ceasefire orders, and to what extent. A senior Fatah leader said today that his organization accepts the ceasefire ordered by Arafat, \"except for cases in which Israel attacks us or violates the Mitchell Report by building another house in a settlement...\" Hamas, for its part, denies having agreed to stop its attacks against Israel. It released an announcement this morning saying it plans to continue its struggle for \"all of Palestine.\"
Both Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres agreed today that Yasser Arafat is still not taking enough practical steps to stop the attacks against Israel, such as arresting terrorists.
Yesterday\'s gun battle in southern Gaza resumed again this afternoon near the Rafiach border point with Egypt. The site is the location of frequent Palestinian smuggling operations of weapons and war materials into Gaza. Israeli soldiers were attacked today with automatic gunfire and a grenade, following yesterday\'s wounding of three soldiers there. In addition, soldiers stationed near the N\'vei Dekalim industrial zone faced a half-hour attack by Arabs this afternoon.
An Israeli army vehicle was attacked by gunfire this morning north of Hevron… Soldiers who were shot upon in Hevron fired back and wounded a Force 17 officer… An Israeli car was shot at last night near Azzoun in the Shomron… Also last night, an Israeli was lightly injured south of Shechem when Arabs threw rocks at his car… Several mortar shells were fired at Israeli targets in Gaza last night, and Arabs opened fire as well... During the early morning hours, terrorists fired an anti-tank grenade at the southern District Coordinating Office in the Gush Katif area of Gaza. There were no injuries. Throughout the night, the IDF\'s Tofach and Yasmin outposts in Gaza were attacked by terrorist gunfire.
A bomb was found and safely neutralized last night in northwestern Shomron, not far from Alfei Menashe. Bomb sappers neutralized the explosive device without incident.
Several rioting Arabs were injured today in clashes with IDF soldiers north of Ramallah. A march of students from the PA\'s Bir Zeit University set off towards Ramallah, angrily commemorating the 34th anniversary of Israel\'s return to Judea and Samaria during the Six Day War. They tried to break through barricades set up by the soldiers on their way to Ramallah. IDF soldiers used tear gas and rubber bullets to restore order.