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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (4506)	10/12/2001 9:31:43 AM
From: Scoobah	Respond to of 281500

Jewish schoolchildren continue to be the target of the brave Arab freedom fighters. One wonders why Ariel Sharon continues to be so patient. Should this War turn to Iraq and Syria, let no one be surprised when Israeli tanks and fighter aircraft finish off Arafat once and for all. An explosive device was activated Friday afternoon near a school bus in the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron. There were no injuries, but the bus was damaged. haaretzdaily.com Explosive device explodes near school bus in W. Bank, no injuries By Amos Harel, Ha'aretz Correspondent An explosive device was activated Friday afternoon near a school bus in the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron. There were no injuries, but the bus was damaged. Palestinians and IDF troops exchanged fire Friday afternoon near the settlement of Gadid in the Gaza Srip, with no injuries. A mortar was fired Friday morning at a Jewish settlement in Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip. The shell landed in Palestinian controlled territory and there were no injuries. Earlier, an exchange of fire between Palestinians and IDF troops occurred near the Rafah Yam settlement in Gush Katif. There were no injuries, but the fence surrounding the settlement was damaged. Palestinians reported Friday that IDF forces had entered two villages near Tul Karm. According to the reports, the soldiers conducted searches in dozens of houses in the village, but there were no reports of arrests. On Friday the Palestinian Authority declared a mosque in the Marazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip a closed military zone for journalists. The Islamic Jihad planned a rally in the mosque. Palestinian sources said the mosque had been closed due to fears that the rally would turn into a demonstration in support of Osama bin Laden, and that clashes between police and demonstrators would break out. Two Palestinians were wounded Thursday night near the West Bank village of Nablus, apparently in a shooting attack carried out by Israelis. One of the victims is a resident of the West Bank city of Hebron, while the other lives in the nearby village of Beit Omar. The two were riding in a Palestinian taxi near the Jewish settlement of Tapuah, south of Nablus, when they came under fire. One man was seriously wounded, while the other sustained light injuries. The men were taken by helicopter to Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer. The two told Israel Defense Forces soldiers who arrived at the scene of the attack that a car bearing yellow Israeli license plates had overtaken them near the village of Otzrin, opened fire and then driven off. Visibility at the time of the attack was good, leading police to believe that the attack was carried out by Jews, and that it was not a case of mistaken identity by Palestinian gunmen. An Israeli man was lightly injured Thursday in a shooting attack near Susia, in the south of Mount Hebron. He was taken to Soroka Medical Center, Be'er Sheva for treatment. During the past few months, there have been at least five shooting attacks on Palestinians carried out by Jews. As a result of the attacks, six Palestinians have been killed and more than ten have been wounded. The worst incident took place in June, when a Palestinian family of three, including an infant, was killed near the village of Idna, close to Hebron. Police and Shin Bet security service have not yet managed to apprehend the culprits. However, this is the first time that such an attack has been carried out near Nablus; all other attacks have taken place in the vicinity of Ramallah or Hebron.