\"There is no ceasefire.\" So did an Army Radio reporter sum up the situation last night, in light of the non-stop Palestinian violence and attacks against Israeli targets ever since the agreement brokered by CIA director George Tenet went into effect Wednesday afternoon. In Shechem this afternoon, 1,500 Arabs stormed Joseph\'s Tomb and yelled slogans against the ceasefire agreement. Near Halhoul in the Hevron area this afternoon, hundreds of Arabs marching with PA flags began stoning Israeli cars, including an ambulance. Kol Rina News Agency reports that soldiers arrived and dispersed the rioters by shooting in the air.
The Aboud bypass road near N\'vei Tzuf, in central Binyamin north of Ramallah, was again the site of a serious Palestinian shooting incident last night. Three residents of N\'vei Tzuf were hurt - two with moderate-to-serious wounds - as they were returning home. Arab terrorists have perpetrated many similar ambush shootings in the same area in the past few weeks, killing Lt. Ya\'ir Nebentzal and wounding several others. Hundreds of N\'vei Tzuf residents demonstrated this morning at the site of last night\'s shooting, demanding better security. O.C. Central Command Maj.-Gen. Yitzchak Eitan, who arrived on the scene, told them that beginning tomorrow night they would be permitted to travel only in pairs of cars.
Other Palestinian \"ceasefire\" attacks yesterday and last night included a mortar rocket attack against Morag (southern Gaza); Arafat\'s Fatah claimed responsibility for the five shells that were launched. In addition, hundreds of Arabs rioted against IDF forces, hurling rocks and trying to tear down the area security fences. Soldiers were forced to used live fire to disperse the rioters. An IDF position near Ganei Tal in Gush Katif (Gaza) was attacked several times by gunfire last night. This morning, Arabs in Hevron threw 15 firebombs at an IDF position; no one was hurt, and soldiers did not return fire, in accordance with the new strict open-fire regulations. These stipulate that soldiers must not return fire under any circumstances unless live fire is being shot at them at that moment.
An Arab resident of the Hevron area was killed late Wednesday night in a drive-by shooting attack in the Mishor Adumim-Anatot area. Although a group calling itself the Shalhevet Gilad Brigade claimed responsibility, ostensibly in revenge for the murders of Shalhevet Pass and Gilad Zar, military sources expressed \"skepticism\" that such a group actually exists. IDF IDF Yesha Commander Brig.-Gen. Benny Gantz stated that preliminary findings indicated that Arabs perpetrated the attack, believing they were firing on Jews - just as occurred the night before, when Palestinian terrorists mistakenly murdered a Greek monk. Police continue to investigate.
Despite the continued Palestinian attacks throughout Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, senior IDF officers will meet today with their PA counterparts to discuss how to \"continue\" implementing the \"cease-fire.\" Itim News Agency quoted a security source to the effect that further relaxations of security measures will be taken on behalf of the Palestinian population. Israel intends to open additional roads in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, and plans to open the Rafiach crossing in southern Gaza this Sunday.
The Aboud bypass road near N\'vei Tzuf, in central Binyamin north of Ramallah, was again the site of a serious Palestinian shooting incident last night. Three residents of N\'vei Tzuf were hurt - two with moderate-to-serious wounds - as they were returning home. Arab terrorists have perpetrated many similar ambush shootings in the same area in the past few weeks, killing Lt. Ya\'ir Nebentzal and wounding several others. Hundreds of N\'vei Tzuf residents demonstrated this morning at the site of last night\'s shooting, demanding better security. O.C. Central Command Maj.-Gen. Yitzchak Eitan, who arrived on the scene, told them that beginning tomorrow night they would be permitted to travel only in pairs of cars.
Other Palestinian \"ceasefire\" attacks yesterday and last night included a mortar rocket attack against Morag (southern Gaza); Arafat\'s Fatah claimed responsibility for the five shells that were launched. In addition, hundreds of Arabs rioted against IDF forces, hurling rocks and trying to tear down the area security fences. Soldiers were forced to used live fire to disperse the rioters. An IDF position near Ganei Tal in Gush Katif (Gaza) was attacked several times by gunfire last night. This morning, Arabs in Hevron threw 15 firebombs at an IDF position; no one was hurt, and soldiers did not return fire, in accordance with the new strict open-fire regulations. These stipulate that soldiers must not return fire under any circumstances unless live fire is being shot at them at that moment.
An Arab resident of the Hevron area was killed late Wednesday night in a drive-by shooting attack in the Mishor Adumim-Anatot area. Although a group calling itself the Shalhevet Gilad Brigade claimed responsibility, ostensibly in revenge for the murders of Shalhevet Pass and Gilad Zar, military sources expressed \"skepticism\" that such a group actually exists. IDF IDF Yesha Commander Brig.-Gen. Benny Gantz stated that preliminary findings indicated that Arabs perpetrated the attack, believing they were firing on Jews - just as occurred the night before, when Palestinian terrorists mistakenly murdered a Greek monk. Police continue to investigate.
Despite the continued Palestinian attacks throughout Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, senior IDF officers will meet today with their PA counterparts to discuss how to \"continue\" implementing the \"cease-fire.\" Itim News Agency quoted a security source to the effect that further relaxations of security measures will be taken on behalf of the Palestinian population. Israel intends to open additional roads in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, and plans to open the Rafiach crossing in southern Gaza this Sunday.