(Ha'aretz) - IDF sources said they saw no sign that the PA security services in Gaza had made any efforts to stop the Palestinian shooting, but there are indications of Hamas and Islamic Jihad trying to escalate the violence. The IDF reported that Palestinian police did set up checkpoints along the main road in the strip, conducting vehicle checks of passing cars. The IDF, for its part, cut back on the number of checkpoints in the Katif junction area, as it promised the Palestinians.
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