HEADLINES FROM THE REGION
by DEBKAfile 2 April 2002
"Short Ceasefire at Jibrils Command Center for Evacuation of Wounded after Being Pounded for Five Hours When 400 Wanted Terrorists Refuse to Surrender
West Bank Security Chief Jibrils Men Expected to
Exit with Wounded Jibril Is in Ramallah
Israel Prepares Legislation to Enable Sanctions against
Palestinian Suicides Families and Their Senders
Sharon During Troop Inspection in Qalqilya Tuesday
PM Views with Gravity Violations from Syrian-Lebanese Frontiers with Israel,
Warns Damascus and Beirut
They are Not Immune to IDF Israeli Reprisal
Egypt and Jordan Seal Borders to Palestinians
Including Leaders
[Cutting Edge Note: The only reason Palestinians are in Israel today is because Jordan sealed her borders against the Palestinians after the 1948 war. The natural homeland for the Palestinians is Jordan, where they comprise the majority of the population. No Arab country on earth wants the Palestinians!]
Israeli Soldier at Har Homah Position, S. Jerusalem,
Is Wounded by Palestinian Gunfire Tuesday
Res. Sgt. Ophir Rott, 22, from Netanya,
Was Killed at Same Position Monday
Second Palestinian Dies from Monday Nights
Shooting Incident on Maaleh Efraim-Cochav Hashachar Road
North of Ramallah
Responsibility Claimed by Unknown Jewish Group
Called Tears of Widows and Orphans
Monday Night, Two 170mm Katyusha Rockets
Fired from Lebanon against Northern
Israeli Town of Kiryat Shemona
Israeli Forces - in Continuing Drive Against Palestinian Terrorists
Raid Palestinian Villages in Jordan Rift Valley, Nablus and Bethlehem
Sector, Including Deheisha - Stop Short of Church of Nativity
Operation Continues in Ramallah, Qalqilya, Tulkarm
Amid High Alert Across Israel for More Suicides
Sixteen Israeli Troops Wounded in
Mondays Military Actions
Terrorist Who Invaded Ram-On Village E. of Afula Monday Night,
Shot up Houses, Is Killed in Flight to Palestinian Jenin
Tomer Mordecai, 19, from Tel Aviv, Is Policeman Killed
When He Stopped Terror Car from Reaching
Downtown Jerusalem Monday
Bush: Suicide Bombing in Name of Religion
Is Simply Terror. Ild Like to See Chairman Arafat
Denounce Terror.
US President Urged Sharon to Keep Pathway to Peace
Rumsfeld Accuses Iran, Iraq and Syria of Fomenting
Terrorist War on Civilization
US Considers Evacuating Staff from Israel
After Hamas Threat
Kissinger: If Suicide Terror Is Not Stopped,
It Will Spread Worldwide
France Drafts Riot Police to Guard Jewish Synagogues and Centers
After String of Antisemitic Attacks
Jewish and Israeli Institutions Worldwide on Guard
Senior American Intelligence Officers Are Positioned in Region
Closely Monitoring Development of Israels Counter-Terror Offensive
Group is Led by CIA Director George Tenet
At 01:30 IT after Sunday Midnight,
Tenet and Envoy Zinni Called Secretly on Arafat in Ramallah
Earlier, Israel Showed Group Items Found in Offices of al Aqsa Brigades Commander
Tirawi: Quantities of Bomb Belts, Pipe Bombs Packed with Spikes and Nails,
Explosives, Grenades and Ordnance
Palestinian Suicide Unit Defeated in Battle
With Israeli Siege Troops Sunday Night in
Arafats Ramallah Compound
Palestinians in Next Terror Wave Target
Israeli Leaders Including Sharon