Seeking to learn from Israel’s hard-earned experience in coping with terrorist threats, Turkish officials have decided to send units of their nation’s police force to Israel for counterterrorism training. The decision, which comes in the wake of a series of suicide bombings in Turkey, was formalized in an agreement with Minister of Public Security Tzahi Hanegbi.
This cooperation agreement was reached even as the terrorist war against Israel continues. Aside from Thursday night’s suicide bombing in Petach Tikva, Palestinian Authority terrorists continued to heavily target Gaza’s Jewish communities. Anti-tank rockets and gunfire were directed at the southern Gush Katif community of N’vei Dekalim, as well as at the towns of Gadid, Moshav Gan Or and Kfar Darom. A vehicular convoy traveling on the Karnei-Netzarim Road in Gaza was targeted in a rocket attack. In terrorist attacks elsewhere, a firebomb was thrown at a vehicle traveling on the Gush Etzion – Hevron Road; and a military vehicle was targeted by terrorist gunfire in Wadi Haramiya, north of the Shomron community of Ofrah.
Meanwhile, to Israel’s north, in Lebanon, Hizbullah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah announced that he will permit negotiations for the release of Israelis hostages in his control to continue for another month. After that, he said, if no deal is reached, talks will cease. According to United Arab Emirates media reports, the terrorist leader made his statements to German negotiators acting as go-betweens for Israel and the Hizbullah.
This cooperation agreement was reached even as the terrorist war against Israel continues. Aside from Thursday night’s suicide bombing in Petach Tikva, Palestinian Authority terrorists continued to heavily target Gaza’s Jewish communities. Anti-tank rockets and gunfire were directed at the southern Gush Katif community of N’vei Dekalim, as well as at the towns of Gadid, Moshav Gan Or and Kfar Darom. A vehicular convoy traveling on the Karnei-Netzarim Road in Gaza was targeted in a rocket attack. In terrorist attacks elsewhere, a firebomb was thrown at a vehicle traveling on the Gush Etzion – Hevron Road; and a military vehicle was targeted by terrorist gunfire in Wadi Haramiya, north of the Shomron community of Ofrah.
Meanwhile, to Israel’s north, in Lebanon, Hizbullah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah announced that he will permit negotiations for the release of Israelis hostages in his control to continue for another month. After that, he said, if no deal is reached, talks will cease. According to United Arab Emirates media reports, the terrorist leader made his statements to German negotiators acting as go-betweens for Israel and the Hizbullah.