The ruling Fatah movement, which pressed the Islamic opposition for a ceasefire in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, has been planning suicide attacks against Israel.
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Israeli security sources said Fatah insurgents have been ordered to carry out a range of suicide operations against civilian targets inside Israel. The sources said the insurgents, financed mostly by Iran and Hizbullah, have come from such northern West Bank cities as Jenin and Nablus and were in contact with key aides of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.
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In one case, the sources said, Fatah insurgents were ordered to coordinate suicide bombings of Israeli civilian targets during the Egyptian meeting with Palestinian insurgency groups in Cairo. The 12 Palestinian factions failed to agree on a comprehensive one-year ceasefire proposed by Egypt. On Tuesday, Israeli authorities announced the capture of three Fatah krazed killers insurgents accused of planning a suicide bombing in a shopping mall in the central Israeli city of Rosh Haayin. The insurgents came from the Nablus area and included a mother of seven. |