| 05/30 17:00 |
| Report: Palestinian and his Jewish wife drove
suicide bomber to Rishon Letzion |
| A Palestinian man and his Jewish wife,
who lived in Bat Yam, were arrested last week on suspicion of driving
the suicide bomber to Rishon Letzion. In the bombing attack, two Israelis
were killed. A second suicide bomber - a Palestinian woman - was in
the car, but she changed her decision to blow up at the last minute.
The Israeli woman said in her defense that she had not realized that
the man in her car was planning to blow himself up, ynet reported. |
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| 05/30 16:31 |
| IDF arrests 3 armed Palestinians in Gaza Strip |
| The IDF arrested three armed Palestinians
near the Gush Katif junction in the Gaza Strip this afternoon. Earlier,
an explosive device was discovered near the settlement of Dugit. |
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| 05/30 16:15 |
| Israeli injured by stone throwing near Maccabim |
| An Israeli man was lightly injured this
afternoon when a Palestinian threw stones at a bus near the Maccabim
roadblock. |
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| 05/30 14:51 |
| Palestinian woman trys to stab policeman in
Bethlehem |
| A Palestinian woman attempted stabbing
a Border Policeman near the Church of the Nativity this afternoon.
The policeman was not injured and the woman was arrested. |
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05/30 14:00
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| Curfews lifted in Shuafat, Anata, but forces
remain on alert in Jerusalem |
| The IDF lifted curfews in the Shuafat
refugee camp and in the village of Anata, after failing to capture
wanted men there. Security forces remain on high alert in northern
Jerusalem, and large traffic jams are reported there. |
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| 05/30 13:00 |
| Fire breaks out following Hizbullah attack,
no injuries |
| Hizbullah forces fired mortar shells this
morning along the northern border. As a result, a brush fire broke
out in the community of Kfar Yuval. No injuries were reported. |
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| 05/30 12:45 |
| Terror alert in northern Jerusalem continues |
| IDF forces imposed a curfew on the Shuafat
refugee camp and the village of Anata near Jerusalem this morning.
Security forces are conducting extensive searches in the area. Jerusalem
remains on high alert for a possible terror attack for the third consecutive
day. Police Chief Shlomo Aharonishky said that "hot" warnings
specifically targeted the northern section of the city. |
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| 05/30 12:35 |
| Shalom: no significant changes to economic
plan expected |
| Despite reports that Shas is likely to
return to the coalition next week and may attempt to amend the proposed
emergency economic plan, Finance Minister Silvan Shalom told Israel
Radio that no significant changes to the plan are expected. |
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| 05/30 12:30 |
| IDF arrests West Bank "anti-Israel"
activists |
| IDF forces operating in the Tulkarm area
arrested six Palestinians suspected of "anti-Israel activity"
today in the village of Faroun. |
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05/30 12:00
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| Court rules: Pi Glilot site to remain closed |
| Tel Aviv's Magistrate Court today ruled
that the Pi Glilot gas and petroleum depot would remain closed, at
least until June 13. The site was shut after a bomb exploded on a
fuel tanker last week, causing only minimal damage to the truck. |
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| 05/30 09:50 |
| IDF arrests militants on "limited operation"
in Hebron |
| IDF troops entered Hebron on a limited
incursion early this morning. Troops conducted house-to-house searches
and arrested four men wanted for terrorist involvement, including
senior Islamic Jihad militant Mohammed Sider and a leading Hamas activist.
Army sources indicated that the IDF has already begun to withdraw
from the area. |
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| 05/30 09:45 |
| Shas agrees to terms for return to government |
| Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office and
Shas party representatives reached an agreement yesterday on terms
for the party's return to the coalition. Shas Knesset members have
reportedly committed themselves to vote in approval of the government's
emergency economic plan. The party will be allowed to negotiate a
number of proposed changes in the plan in preliminary committee sessions.
Political sources expect Shas to return to the government by next
week. |
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| 05/30 09:30 |
| IDF uses tear gas at Kalandiya checkpoint |
| Following high terror alerts, the Kalandiya
checkpoint, south of Ramallah, which was scheduled to open at 6 am,
has remained closed this morning. IDF forces reportedly used tear
gas to disperse hundreds of people, mostly Jerusalem residents waiting
at the checkpoint to enter Palestinian-controlled areas. Palestinian
sources report that a child sustained light head injuries from a rubber
bullet. |
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| 05/30 09:15 |
| Kibbutz terror alert declared false alarm |
| A break in the security fence of Kibbutz
Bachan resulted in a high alert there as Border Police forces conducted
searches fearing a possible terrorist infiltration. After several
hours, residents were allowed to leave their homes and the alert was
called off. Police are still investigating the source of the break
in the fence. |
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05/30 09:00
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| Arafat to meet with foreign representatives
today |
| Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser
Arafat is expected to conduct meetings with several diplomatic envoys,
including Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs William
Burns, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, and European Union
representative Javier Solana, to discuss internal Palestinian reforms. |
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