Defense Minister Ben-Eliezer said last night that there had been a total of 90 Palestinian attacks in the four days that have passed since Arafat announced a ceasefire. Since then, the list has gotten longer: A roadside bomb exploded today along the fence of Pe\'at Sadeh in Gush Katif this afternoon… A Jewish woman in Ir David - the area below and to the east of the Western Wall in Jerusalem - was lightly hurt this afternoon when Arabs hurled rocks at her... There was gunfire at the IDF Kalanit outpost near Gadid in Gaza and near the Rafiach Crossing to Egypt this morning, as well as similar incidents nearby last night...
Also last night, at least two mortar rockets mortar rockets were fired at the southern Gaza community of N\'vei Dekalim last night. The shells apparently fell short of their target and landed in an area under PA control... A Border Guard police base in the Jenin area of the Shomron was attacked by gunfire... Rocks were thrown at security guards at Yeshivat Ateret Cohanim in the Moslem Quarter of Jerusalem\'s Old City... Border Guard police in Jerusalem were attacked with two firebombs from the Arab village of Issawiya. At least one of the incendiary devices exploded but there were no reports of injuries...
Jews in the Shilo area continued to react strongly to the attack against the five-month-old baby of two nights ago. Hundreds of them blocked the road to Arab traffic, and others burnt Arab fields and greenhouses and uprooted trees. The police used force to re-open the road. A bit further north, at the Tapuach Junction, other Yesha residents burnt fields this morning, and blocked the road last night. IDF Judea and Samaria Commander Brig.-Gen. Benny Ganz met with N\'vei Tzuf residents today and promised them to work to improve security on their route to the Tel Aviv area. The army in fact uprooted rows of Arab farmers\' trees alongside the Aboud bypass road where last night\'s attack occurred. The terrorists often hide behind the trees while perpetrating their attacks. At the same time, police of the Shai district have ordered an increase in patrols in areas of Yesha to protect Arab residents from Jews who may decide to retaliate for the past eight months of attacks and warfare.
Also last night, at least two mortar rockets mortar rockets were fired at the southern Gaza community of N\'vei Dekalim last night. The shells apparently fell short of their target and landed in an area under PA control... A Border Guard police base in the Jenin area of the Shomron was attacked by gunfire... Rocks were thrown at security guards at Yeshivat Ateret Cohanim in the Moslem Quarter of Jerusalem\'s Old City... Border Guard police in Jerusalem were attacked with two firebombs from the Arab village of Issawiya. At least one of the incendiary devices exploded but there were no reports of injuries...
Jews in the Shilo area continued to react strongly to the attack against the five-month-old baby of two nights ago. Hundreds of them blocked the road to Arab traffic, and others burnt Arab fields and greenhouses and uprooted trees. The police used force to re-open the road. A bit further north, at the Tapuach Junction, other Yesha residents burnt fields this morning, and blocked the road last night. IDF Judea and Samaria Commander Brig.-Gen. Benny Ganz met with N\'vei Tzuf residents today and promised them to work to improve security on their route to the Tel Aviv area. The army in fact uprooted rows of Arab farmers\' trees alongside the Aboud bypass road where last night\'s attack occurred. The terrorists often hide behind the trees while perpetrating their attacks. At the same time, police of the Shai district have ordered an increase in patrols in areas of Yesha to protect Arab residents from Jews who may decide to retaliate for the past eight months of attacks and warfare.