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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (22816)3/31/2002 11:57:24 AM
From: Nadine Carroll  Respond to of 281500
 
debka is interesting today, usual caveats apply:

17:45 IT: Unconfirmed Reports of Two Israelis
Abducted in North West Bank Near Homesh

Second Palestinian Suicide Bombing Sunday:
Israeli Paramedic and One Other In Serious Condition,
Two Moderately Injured in Blast Outside Efrat First Aid Station in
Gush Etzion Region of Southern West Bank

Israel Defense Cabinet Convenes Sunday Afternoon to Determine Next Steps in Palestinian Terror Crisis

16:40 IT: Intense Secret Diplomatic Moves Are
Afoot Sunday for Arafat to Go Into Political Exile
Terms are in Negotiation with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon on Behalf of UN Secretary, Arab and European Governments
Moroccan King Muhammad V Leads Contacts for
Arab Governments Alongside UN and European
Mid East Envoys Larsen and Moratinos
Parallel Negotiations with Palestinian leaders over Arafat’s
Successor and Fate of Wanted Terror Chiefs

Failing Successful Conclusion of These Moves, Israeli Troops Poised to Enter Arafat’s Private Office
After Latest Suicide Attack in Haifa “Matsa” Restaurant Sunday Claims 14 Lives, Leaves 38 Injured, 5 Critically, and Guts Restaurant

Passover Terror Toll Soars to 45 Israelis Killed,
219 Injured in Six Outrages in Five Days

15:40 IT: State of Preparedness Declared Sunday in
Northern Israel in Case of Rocket-Missile Attack from Lebanon
Following Saturday’s Hizballah Mortar-Missile Strike

DEBKAfile’s Exclusive Military Sources:
14:40 IT: Israeli Tank and Armored Infantry Forces Head for Ramallah
13:30 IT: Palestinian Security Chief Rajoub Negotiates with
Israeli Forces Surrounding his Command Center in
Bitunya, North of Ramallah Where Dozens of Wanted Terrorists Holed Up
Tanzim Chief Barghouti Believed Hiding in His
Home Village of Kobar, South of Ramallah
Israeli Forces Detain Locals For Questioning on
His Whereabouts

12:40 IT: Gunbattle Around Arafat’s Office in
Ramallah Dies Down
His Office Loses Links with Outside World
Earlier, Israeli Troops Blow 2-Meter Hole in Wall of
Arafat’s Accounting Department
This Brings Them to Within Two Walls of His
Two-Room Suite in Three-Storey HQ Building

Senior Security Sources:
To Complete Arafat’s Isolation, Israeli Troops Expected to Bring Senior Terror Activists out of His Office
Among them: Tawfiq Tirawi, Commander of Fatah’s
Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and Its Suicide Attacks
Soldiers Will Also Impound Documents