Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

November 22, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=11740

IDF: Gaza Terror Groups Continue to Operate With Same Intensity

(Maariv International)Amir Buhbut - Despite an initial drop in attacks after Arafat's death, Palestinian terror operations in Gaza have quickly returned to their previous level of intensity, senior IDF officials said. According to a Southern Command officer, 16 terrorists were killed in the past two weeks, the same number that were killed in the two weeks before Arafat's medical deterioration. According to a senior military officer, "Terror groups are continuing to operate in order to send a message to the new Palestinian leadership to take them into account." Hamas has appeared to stop firing Kassam rockets at southern Israel. The officer explained, "It is a strategic decision of Hamas to create an equation in which the Kassam would be used only when the IDF enters Palestinian territory."

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: