In mid-afternoon, an Israeli soldier was shot dead by an Arab sniper in the Shomron, east of Netanya, not far from the Jewish community of Avnei Chafetz. Emergency medical service personnel on the scene discovered the victim had been struck in the head. Efforts to save his life were in vain. Arafat\'s Fatah organization took \"credit\" for the shooting. Israel Television\'s Ehud Ya\'ari reported that last night, in a meeting with Fatah leaders, Arafat clarified that the orders are the same: \"continue to shoot and kill.\"