Israel Mounts Pressure on Palestinians

World | January 6, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Israel has ordered its military to step up what it calls targeted operations against Palestinian militants after a double suicide bombing killed 23 people and two bombers on Sunday. Among other measures, the Israeli cabinet also decided to stop senior Palestinian officials from travelling to London for talks on reforming the Palestinian Authority, a close aide to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said. But, a proposal by Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to expel the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, was rejected by the cabinet, according to Israeli radio.

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