Despite the above, the IDF continued removing the closures from all PA cities, including the particularly tight one around Ramallah, and from around Halhoul near Hevron. The Ayosh Junction between Ramallah and Beit El was opened for traffic last night for the first time in months. In addition, the army announced today that it had opened approximately a dozen routes for Palestinian traffic. Arutz-7 correspondent Haggai Huberman reports that the army has reinstated the Oranit checkpoint in western Shomron, leading to heavy traffic jams for the Jewish residents traveling back and forth to the Tel Aviv area.
American officials are not satisfied with the level of the ceasefire. Both U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and outgoing American Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk said this morning and last night that although the Palestinian violence has been reduced, \"it is still not quiet.\"
Before today\'s deadly terrorist attack, Israel announced that, as a result of the ongoing terrorist attacks and the PA’s refusal to arrest Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, it is demanding an emergency meeting of high-level senior security officials to discuss the PA’s failure to comply with the Tenet ceasefire agreement. A planned lower level trilateral meeting of security officials scheduled for yesterday was postponed.
American officials are not satisfied with the level of the ceasefire. Both U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and outgoing American Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk said this morning and last night that although the Palestinian violence has been reduced, \"it is still not quiet.\"
Before today\'s deadly terrorist attack, Israel announced that, as a result of the ongoing terrorist attacks and the PA’s refusal to arrest Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, it is demanding an emergency meeting of high-level senior security officials to discuss the PA’s failure to comply with the Tenet ceasefire agreement. A planned lower level trilateral meeting of security officials scheduled for yesterday was postponed.