(Ha'aretz-Hebrew) - Amos Harel and Arnon Regular Taxi driver Eliyahu Gurel, 61, who has been missing since Friday night, is believed to have been kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists. His cab was found abandoned, with the engine running, in the village of Beit Hanina, north of Jerusalem, and Israeli and Palestinian security forces were focusing their search effort in the Ramallah area. Since money and documents were found in the car and the keys were left inside, the police believe that Gurel was not likely to have been a robbery victim. On Saturday morning he contacted his daughter, managed to say "I'm alright," and then the call was disconnected. (Ha'aretz) Senior IDF Officer: Hamas is Exploiting the Hudna in Order to Upgrade the Kassam - Amos Harel A senior IDF officer said Sunday that Palestinian terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip are engaged in an effort to complete the production of 1,000 Kassam rockets during the period of the hudna that is intended to last three months. During recent weeks, the organizations in Gaza, and above all Hamas, have been making an effort to increase the range of the rockets in their possession. The main objective of the rocket industry is to reach a range of nearly 20 km. and thus place the city of Ashkelon in striking range. Currently, the Kassam-2 being used by Hamas reaches a range of 8 km. (Ha'aretz-Hebrew) See also Mofaz: A Drop in Attacks and Incitement - Yehonatan Lis Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Sunday that there was a significant reduction in the number of attacks and warnings, but the attacks have not ended. According to him, most of the terrorist organizations are adhering to the cease-fire, however, they seek to exploit it in order to resurrect their infrastructures.
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