The Cabinet decided yesterday that military actions against Hamas and other terrorist leaders in Gaza would be expanded, and will not be limited to one or two large-scale strikes. All terrorist leaders are now considered targets - and in fact they were noticeably quiet yesterday, despite their success of the day before in murdering ten Israelis in the Ashdod port double attack.
Transportation Minister Avigdor Lieberman recommended today that Israel's response to the Ashdod attack include targets in the Palestinian Authority itself. He made the remarks at the Jerusalem Conference, only minutes before participating in the security cabinet meeting that was to decide on the specific plan of military action.
Following the discovery yesterday of a bomb carried by an 11-year-old Arab boy, a second bomb intended to murder Israelis was discovered this afternoon. Both were discovered at Shechem-area checkpoints. Today's bomb was discovered in a truck, and it is not yet clear whether the driver knew what he was transporting. The bomb was apparently designated for an Arab suicide terrorist planning to blow himself up amidst a crowd of Jews.
Transportation Minister Avigdor Lieberman recommended today that Israel's response to the Ashdod attack include targets in the Palestinian Authority itself. He made the remarks at the Jerusalem Conference, only minutes before participating in the security cabinet meeting that was to decide on the specific plan of military action.
Following the discovery yesterday of a bomb carried by an 11-year-old Arab boy, a second bomb intended to murder Israelis was discovered this afternoon. Both were discovered at Shechem-area checkpoints. Today's bomb was discovered in a truck, and it is not yet clear whether the driver knew what he was transporting. The bomb was apparently designated for an Arab suicide terrorist planning to blow himself up amidst a crowd of Jews.