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Sharon: Al Qaeda Has Infiltrated the Territories
(Ha'aretz) Several members of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network have infiltrated the Gaza Strip and Lebanon and are working with Hizballah to target Israel, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday. "For some time, we have received reports of al Qaeda members entering [Palestinian areas]. The reports at the moment are of the presence of a few [al Qaeda members] in the Gaza Strip. We know that they are there. We know that they are in Lebanon, working closely with Hizballah. We know that they are in the region. There's no doubt that Israel is a target for an attack." Israel "cannot act everywhere on its own. We are in discussions with the Americans, Europeans, and Russians about the need to step up coordination."