Palestinians threw anti-tank grenades and fired light weapons at soldiers in southern Gaza near the Rafiach Crossing to Egypt this afternoon; no one was hurt, and the soldiers returned fire... Arabs attempted to murder an Israeli motorist last night as he drove along the Jericho bypass road; his vehicle was hit, but he was not hurt. The IDF closed the area for a period of time in search of the terrorists... Jewish homes in the Yesha community of Psagot, overlooking and adjacent to Ramallah and El Bireh, were attacked by gunfire last night; IDF soldiers returned fire... Army vehicles were attacked by Palestinian gunfire last night near Jenin and north of Ramallah... A Gaza IDF coordinating office was shot at last night; soldiers did not return fire....
In the Galilee, for the second time this week, an Israeli vehicle was shot at in the Gilboa region; he was not hurt. The previous attack targeted a bus, empty of passengers at the time. No one was hurt in either incident.
Five boys from Bnei Brak and Tapuach who were arrested Sunday night while spray-painting anti-Arab graffiti in Acre (Akko) will remain in prison until Wednesday. They wrote slogans such as, \"No Arabs - No Terrorism\" and \"Death to Arabs.\" They were unable to come up with the bail money that would have enabled their release. Akko Magistrates Court Justice Eitan Magen wrote a particularly stinging vilification of the five, calling them \"villains… whose acts are reminiscent of the days before the Rabin assassination.\" The judge emphasized that they are religious youths, and expressed wonderment at the police for agreeing to release them on bail \"despite the fact that Rabin was murdered by a person who relied [sic] on anonymous religious sages.\"
Yasser Arafat is cutting short a visit to the United Arab Emirates. He wishes to return to Gaza in light of the armed clashes between Hamas terrorists and members of his own security forces last night. No one was hurt in the fighting.
In the Galilee, for the second time this week, an Israeli vehicle was shot at in the Gilboa region; he was not hurt. The previous attack targeted a bus, empty of passengers at the time. No one was hurt in either incident.
Five boys from Bnei Brak and Tapuach who were arrested Sunday night while spray-painting anti-Arab graffiti in Acre (Akko) will remain in prison until Wednesday. They wrote slogans such as, \"No Arabs - No Terrorism\" and \"Death to Arabs.\" They were unable to come up with the bail money that would have enabled their release. Akko Magistrates Court Justice Eitan Magen wrote a particularly stinging vilification of the five, calling them \"villains… whose acts are reminiscent of the days before the Rabin assassination.\" The judge emphasized that they are religious youths, and expressed wonderment at the police for agreeing to release them on bail \"despite the fact that Rabin was murdered by a person who relied [sic] on anonymous religious sages.\"
Yasser Arafat is cutting short a visit to the United Arab Emirates. He wishes to return to Gaza in light of the armed clashes between Hamas terrorists and members of his own security forces last night. No one was hurt in the fighting.