Israel on Alert for Hamas Attacks

World | September 7, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
Israel on Alert for Hamas Attacks Bodyguards surround Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin after he was injured in an Israeli attack. Israel will pay a high price, Yassin warned. Photo by AFP.

Israeli security forces are on a heightened state of alert for reprisals by Palestinian militants after Israel tried to kill the spiritual leader of the radical Hamas movement Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The militant group has vowed to avenge an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Saturday, which slightly injured Yassin and at least 14 other people. Extra police and security personnel have been deployed in sensitive areas of Jerusalem, while the West Bank and Gaza Strip have been sealed off to prevent Palestinians from entering Israel. Amid the growing tension, the US said it remains committed to the Middle East peace plan , the road map, despite the resignation on Saturday of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas.
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