According to a report on Israeli radio on Saturday, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved the creation of a security zone in the northern Gaza Strip to prevent continued rocket attacks on Israeli towns by Palestinian militants.
The radio report said the zone would be a no-man's land, where those entering would do so at their own risk. The Israeli Army will await an improvement in the weather before starting to enforce the measure. The army believes it can enforce the zone along Gaza's northern border with Israel without reoccupying the territory Israel left over the summer. |