Official Palestinian Authority security organs issued a call last night for their terrorist-operatives in the field to cease all violence, saying that a ceasefire now is in the \"Palestinian national interest.\" However, Israeli security sources predicted that the call would fall on deaf ears, following yesterday\'s announcement by the G-8 countries in favor of agreed-upon international observers. The Israelis feel that the G-8\'s call merely \"whetted\" the Palestinians\' appetite for more gains, and that they will resume intense violence when the G-8 conference adjourns.
(Foreign Minister Shimon Peres explained to incoming US Ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer that the UNIFIL international observer in southern Lebanon never succeeded in preventing attacks, and that Hamas would in any event not allow monitoring forces into areas where bombs and suicide bombers are prepared.)
Terrorism and violence have in fact not abated. Mortar shells were fired at Netzarim in Gaza this afternoon, although they fell short and landed in an area under PA control. Earlier, terrorists attempted to murder several Jews when they fired at their cars outside Netzarim; one car was hit, but no one was hurt. Arabs shot at Israeli soldiers today on the approach road to Mount Eval north of Shechem. There were no injuries, and the soldiers returned fire. This morning\'s attacks included an attempted Arabs bombing of a schoolbus in the Mount Gilboa region, east of the PA city of Jenin, Palestinian gunfire at an Israeli motorist on a Shechem bypass road; and the light wounding of a soldier in a grenade attack in southern Gaza near the Rafiach Crossing to Egypt - soldiers returned fire.
Arabs threw four grenades during the course of last night at the IDF Southern District Coordinating Office in Gaza near N\'vei Dekalim. A Border Guard base near Bethlehem was similarly attacked. In both cases, no one was hurt, and soldiers returned fire. Palestinians also attacked near Tul Karem, and two armed terrorists near Netzarim, in Gaza, were engaged in battle with Israeli forces before they fled.
(Foreign Minister Shimon Peres explained to incoming US Ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer that the UNIFIL international observer in southern Lebanon never succeeded in preventing attacks, and that Hamas would in any event not allow monitoring forces into areas where bombs and suicide bombers are prepared.)
Terrorism and violence have in fact not abated. Mortar shells were fired at Netzarim in Gaza this afternoon, although they fell short and landed in an area under PA control. Earlier, terrorists attempted to murder several Jews when they fired at their cars outside Netzarim; one car was hit, but no one was hurt. Arabs shot at Israeli soldiers today on the approach road to Mount Eval north of Shechem. There were no injuries, and the soldiers returned fire. This morning\'s attacks included an attempted Arabs bombing of a schoolbus in the Mount Gilboa region, east of the PA city of Jenin, Palestinian gunfire at an Israeli motorist on a Shechem bypass road; and the light wounding of a soldier in a grenade attack in southern Gaza near the Rafiach Crossing to Egypt - soldiers returned fire.
Arabs threw four grenades during the course of last night at the IDF Southern District Coordinating Office in Gaza near N\'vei Dekalim. A Border Guard base near Bethlehem was similarly attacked. In both cases, no one was hurt, and soldiers returned fire. Palestinians also attacked near Tul Karem, and two armed terrorists near Netzarim, in Gaza, were engaged in battle with Israeli forces before they fled.