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05TELAVIV131
2005-01-07 15:10:00
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Embassy Tel Aviv
Cable title:  

WB/G SITREP: FATAL ATTACK ON SETTLER NEAR NABLUS;

Tags:  KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS 
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 TEL AVIV 000131 

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

NEA FOR BURNS/SATTERFIELD/DIBBLE;
NEA/SA/EX FOR RICHIE; DEPT FOR DS/IP/ITA; DEPT FOR
DS/IP/NEA;
DRL FOR A/S CRANER; NSC FOR ABRAMS/DANIN;
USAID FOR DCHA, DCHA/FPP, PRM FOR DEWEY/GREENE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
SUBJECT: WB/G SITREP: FATAL ATTACK ON SETTLER NEAR NABLUS;
ONE PALESTINIAN KILLED IN GAZA AND TWO OTHERS INJURED TWO
DAYS BEFORE HISTORIC PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS; JANUARY 7,
2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL)


This is a joint ConGen Jerusalem/Embassy Tel Aviv cable.

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 TEL AVIV 000131

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

NEA FOR BURNS/SATTERFIELD/DIBBLE;
NEA/SA/EX FOR RICHIE; DEPT FOR DS/IP/ITA; DEPT FOR
DS/IP/NEA;
DRL FOR A/S CRANER; NSC FOR ABRAMS/DANIN;
USAID FOR DCHA, DCHA/FPP, PRM FOR DEWEY/GREENE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
SUBJECT: WB/G SITREP: FATAL ATTACK ON SETTLER NEAR NABLUS;
ONE PALESTINIAN KILLED IN GAZA AND TWO OTHERS INJURED TWO
DAYS BEFORE HISTORIC PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS; JANUARY 7,
2005 (1500 HOURS LOCAL)


This is a joint ConGen Jerusalem/Embassy Tel Aviv cable.


1. (SBU) Summary: Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed
responsibility for an attack on a settler car near Nablus
January 7 that left one settler dead. A five-year-old
Palestinian boy was accidentally killed in the West Bank
January 6 when an IDF jeep ran him over. In Gaza, one
Palestinian was killed and two others injured by Israeli
gunfire January 7. With Palestinian elections scheduled to
take place January 9, Abu Mazen described Sharon as a
"partner for peace" and called for the resumption of
Israeli-Palestinian negotiations following the elections.
End Summary.

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West Bank
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2. (SBU) ATTACKS/SECURITY:

-- Deaths: Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility
for an attack on a settler's car near Nablus January 7 that
left one Israeli settler dead. The IDF sealed off the area
while searching for the culprits.

-- Death: An IDF jeep accidentally ran over and killed a
five-year-old Palestinian boy January 6 in Hebron, according
to Palestinian sources.

-- Injuries: Nil.

-- Attacks: Palestinian gunmen opened fire on IDF positions
south of Nablus and in Tulkarm and Jenin on January 6,
according to Israeli and Palestinian media, but no casualties
were reported.

-- Attacks: Four Israeli Yeshiva students spit at, cursed and
beat an Armenian priest in the Old City on January 6,
according to Jerusalem municipal and Armenian sources. The
police detained the students and reportedly may charge them.
This is the second such incident in the Armenian Quarter
within the last four days.

-- Attacks: A bomb exploded near a vehicle belonging to an
Israeli settler in Sanur, near Jenin, according to Israeli
and Palestinian media, but no injuries were reported.


-- Arrests: In Halhu (near Hebron),the IDF arrested January
6, 20 Palestinian Fatah activists, who were placing campaign
posters on city walls, according to Palestinian sources.


3. (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS:

-- According to Israeli radio reports January 6, Israeli
extremists led by David Adari threatened to disrupt voting by
Palestinians in east Jerusalem, by descending on the post
office polling places in large numbers to conduct postal
business. Israeli police sources, however, said they will
deploy officers to assist residents in reaching post offices
to vote.

-- In press interviews January 6, Abu Mazen described Sharon
as &a partner for peace8 and called for an immediate
resumption of negotiations after the Palestinian elections.
Abu Mazen visited al-Ram near Jerusalem January 7.

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Gaza
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4. (SBU) ATTACKS:

-- Death: Israeli media reported that IDF troops shot and
killed one Palestinian on January 7 as he was apparently
trying to infiltrate the settlement of Ganei Tal in the Gush
Katif settlement bloc.

-- Injuries: According to the IDF, two Palestinians were
injured January 7 by IDF tank shell shooting south of Rafah.

-- Mortars/Rockets: Israeli media reported that Palestinians
fired two mortar rounds in the southern Gaza strip on January

7. There were no casualties, but damage was reported.
Palestinians also reportedly fired a Qassam rocket at an
Israeli community in the western Negev desert, but no
casualties or damage resulted. There were three other mortar
shell explosions overnight January 6-7 at Gdid, Nezer Hazani
and Neve Dekalim, but no injuries or damage were reported.
Another mortar shell explosion on January 6 at the Sufa
crossing resulted in no damage or injuries.

-- Shootings: According to the IDF, an IDF patrol shot at
Palestinians on January 6 near Kfar Darom, but no injuries
resulted.

-- Explosions: Nil.


5. (SBU) INCURSIONS/DEMOLITIONS: Nil.


6. (SBU) BORDER CROSSINGS:

-- Route Four (Salahadeen Road),the main north-south traffic
artery, was open January 7, with a major detour at Netzarim
Junction.

-- Erez Crossing was open for internationals, a limited
number of Palestinians and for Hajj travelers on January 7.

-- The Erez Industrial Zone remained closed January 7.

-- Sufa Crossing was closed for Palestinian laborers, but was
open for the import of aggregates used in construction.

-- Karni Terminal was open, but operating slowly.

-- Rafah Terminal was closed for arrivals and departures.

-- Tel al-Sultan checkpoint was closed January 7. Toufah
checkpoint was closed for residents of al-Mowassi January 7.


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