T.I. 10:55:23
Israel on Thursday (13/4) sealed off the Gaza Strip and West Bank
from 1500 hours local time until the end of the Passover holiday
on Sunday morning (16/4) to reduce the danger of suicide attacks
from Islamic militants over the holiday weekend.
Speaking to reporters after visiting soldiers wounded in
Sunday's bus bombing, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said it will be
weeks, if not months, before the effectiveness of the PLO
clampdown can be assessed.
Also striking at the heart of Islamic militants, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on Thursday demanded the surrender of all hand guns in the possession of civilians.
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Khaled El Khadra, Attorney General in Gaza, told reporters a
one-month amnesty for the handing in of weapons has commenced and
that those wishing to have arms could now apply for a permit.
Hamas spokesman, Doctor Mohammed A. Zahar, told supporters at a
rally late on Wednesday (12/4) to defy the new law.
The clampdown came as Palestinians demonstrated against the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank near the town of Ramallah.At least 150 Palestinians from the villages of Qaddis and Nehalim
marched onto land near the settlement of Kiryat Sefer, where they
claim the plans will lead to the confiscation of their land.
SHOWS:
VARIOUS, 12-13/4
A-RAM, WEST BANK, 13/4
Israeli army at roadblock checking drivers' identifications
Driver being checked
WS watch tower, soldier atop
Long line of trucks
Checking I.D. documents
Israeli cars passing through checkpoint
Palestinians turned back walking behind fence
EREZ CHECKPOINT (NEAR GAZA), 13/4
People stand around
WS checkpoint
SHEBA HOSPITAL (NEAR TEL AVIV), 13/4
Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, touring hospital
Wounded in beds
CU wounded man
Rabin shaking hands with wounded man in wheelchair
Rabin SOT saying: "We cannot judge what the Palestinian Authority
is doing but we will be able to judge it in a matter of weeks or a
few months to what extent they are determined and continuing to
cope with this lunatic system of terror."
GAZA, 13/4
PLO police in streets, checking truck
Palestinian National Authority Attorney General, Khaled El Khadra,
SOT saying "According to the new order and the will of the
people to deliver their weapons or to have licenses from the
authorized sides. At the end of this period we will follow any
information against anyone who has weapons without licences."
GAZA, 12/4
Hamas spokesman, Doctor Mohammed a Zahar (known to carry a gun),
SOT: "It is impossible, because nobody will give him any weapons
and practically it is impossible." (How is relation between Hamas
and Palestinian authorities?) "Nobody denies that the situation
is tense."
NEAR KIRYAT SEFER, WEST BANK, 13/4
CU Palestinian flag, PULL-OUT to Palestinians singing and marching
on disputed land
Israeli army patrol arrives
High shot Palestinians standing around
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T.I. 10:55:23
Israel on Thursday (13/4) sealed off the Gaza Strip and West Bank
from 1500 hours local time until the end of the Passover holiday
on Sunday morning (16/4) to reduce the danger of suicide attacks
from Islamic militants over the holiday weekend.
Speaking to reporters after visiting soldiers wounded in
Sunday's bus bombing, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said it will be
weeks, if not months, before the effectiveness of the PLO
clampdown can be assessed.
Also striking at the heart of Islamic militants, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on Thursday demanded the surrender of all hand guns in the possession of civilians.
.
Khaled El Khadra, Attorney General in Gaza, told reporters a
one-month amnesty for the handing in of weapons has commenced and
that those wishing to have arms could now apply for a permit.
Hamas spokesman, Doctor Mohammed A. Zahar, told supporters at a
rally late on Wednesday (12/4) to defy the new law.
The clampdown came as Palestinians demonstrated against the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank near the town of Ramallah.At least 150 Palestinians from the villages of Qaddis and Nehalim
marched onto land near the settlement of Kiryat Sefer, where they
claim the plans will lead to the confiscation of their land.
SHOWS:
VARIOUS, 12-13/4
A-RAM, WEST BANK, 13/4
Israeli army at roadblock checking drivers' identifications
Driver being checked
WS watch tower, soldier atop
Long line of trucks
Checking I.D. documents
Israeli cars passing through checkpoint
Palestinians turned back walking behind fence
EREZ CHECKPOINT (NEAR GAZA), 13/4
People stand around
WS checkpoint
SHEBA HOSPITAL (NEAR TEL AVIV), 13/4
Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, touring hospital
Wounded in beds
CU wounded man
Rabin shaking hands with wounded man in wheelchair
Rabin SOT saying: "We cannot judge what the Palestinian Authority
is doing but we will be able to judge it in a matter of weeks or a
few months to what extent they are determined and continuing to
cope with this lunatic system of terror."
GAZA, 13/4
PLO police in streets, checking truck
Palestinian National Authority Attorney General, Khaled El Khadra,
SOT saying "According to the new order and the will of the
people to deliver their weapons or to have licenses from the
authorized sides. At the end of this period we will follow any
information against anyone who has weapons without licences."
GAZA, 12/4
Hamas spokesman, Doctor Mohammed a Zahar (known to carry a gun),
SOT: "It is impossible, because nobody will give him any weapons
and practically it is impossible." (How is relation between Hamas
and Palestinian authorities?) "Nobody denies that the situation
is tense."
NEAR KIRYAT SEFER, WEST BANK, 13/4
CU Palestinian flag, PULL-OUT to Palestinians singing and marching
on disputed land
Israeli army patrol arrives
High shot Palestinians standing around
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