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Background: On the afternoon of June 2, 2001, the international media reported that Yasir Arafat had ordered his forces to immediately halt all violence against Israel. U.S.Secretary of State Colin Powell said on NBC-TV’s “Meet the Press” on June 3, 2001 that Arafat “has a great deal control” over the violence and, in addition, “he has the moral authority as the leader of the Palestinians–people look to him for leadership, that will carry great weight.”

During the first five weeks following the announcement of Arafat’s “cease-fire,” there were 348 terrorist attacks against Israelis, in which 13 people were killed and 64 were wounded.

The list which follows describes Palestinian Arab terrorist attacks which took place during the sixth week of Arafat’s “cease-fire,” from Sunday, July 8, 2001, through Saturday, July 15, 2001. During this period, there were 59 attacks, in which 3 people were killed and 13 wounded, bringing the total for the five weeks of Arafat’s “cease-fire” to 407 attacks, 16 dead, and 77 wounded:

Sunday, July 8, 2001: Bomb attack on an Israeli Army patrol south of Hebron; one person killed, one wounded … Shooting attack on an Israeli bus near Shilo; a teenage girl was wounded … Bomb attack on Israeli soldiers near Shechem (Nablus) … Rock-throwing attack on Israeli soldiers near Ramallah; one person wounded … Rock-throwing attack on an Israeli automobile between Beit Horon and the Maccabim junction; one person wounded

Monday, July 9, 2001: A bomb exploded at the Kisufim checkpoint between Kibbutz Sa’ad and Gaza … Two mortars fired at the town of Morag … Shooting attack on an Israeli Army post near Beit El … Shooting attack on an Israeli Army force south of Bethlehem … Mortars fired at the town of Netzarim

Tuesday, July 10, 2001: Grenades thrown at Israeli soldiers near Rafiah, on the Israel-Egypt border; three Israelis wounded … Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers near Rafiah, on the Israel-Egypt border … Shooting attack on an Israeli Army patrolnear Psagot … Firebombs thrown at Israelis in Hebron … Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers south of Tapuach … Bomb planted on the road between Kedumim and Shavei Shomron … Mortar fired at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, south of Ashkelon … Rock-throwing attack on Israelis in Jerusalem’s Old City section … Rock-throwing attack on Israelis near Jerusalem’s Old City section

Wednesday, July 11, 2001: Attempted suicide-bombing in Afula … Shooting attack on an Israeli automobile near Elon Moreh … Shooting attack on a southern Gaza Israeli Army outpost … Bomb planted on the Tunnels Highway between Jerusalem and Gush Etzion … Shooting attack on an Israeli family near Har Bracha; two adults and an infant were wounded … Shooting attack at the entrance to Kiryat Arba; one person killed, one wounded… Shooting attack on Kiryat Arba town officials on a nearby road; one person killed, one wounded … Shooting attacks on Israelis in Hebron … Shooting attack on an Israeli automobile on the Beit El-Psagot road … Bomb planted south of the Einav intersection … Shooting attack on the Israeli Army outpost near Neve Dekalim … Shooting attack on the Israeli Army outpost near Rafiah … Mortar fired at Kfar Darom

Thursday, July 12, 2001: Shooting attack on Israeli policemen in Hebron; one wounded … Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers near Halhoul … Shooting attack on homes in Beit Haggai … Shooting attacks on the Jewish neighborhoods in Hebron …

Friday, July 13, 2001: Shooting attacks on the Jewish neighborhoods in Hebron … Shooting attack on the town of Ganim … Attempted bombing of the town of Elei Sinai … Grenade attack on Israeli soldiers near Elei Sinai … Forty grenades thrown at an Israeli Army outpost near Rafiah … Shooting attacks on Israeli towns in Gaza

Saturday, July 14, 2001: Eight grenades thrown at Israeli soldiers in southern Gaza … Two grenades thrown at Israeli Army position near Neve Dekalim … Mortars fired at an Israeli Army post in Netzarim … Bomb planted near Bethlehem … Shooting attack on Psagot … Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers near Ramalla

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 19th, 2001 and is filed under news.