Israeli army troops launched several ground operations in the
West Bank on Thursday, arresting at least six Palestinians despite
efforts to boost fragile ceasefire between Israel and the
Palestinians.
Early on Thursday morning, an Israeli army force entered the
West Bank city of Nablus amid intensive machine gunfire, stormed
some houses in Balata refugee camp and arrested six Palestinian
activists.
The incursion comes as Palestinian military factions demanded
Israel to stop its ongoing raids in the West Bank in order to halt
launching homemade rocket attacks from Gaza in return.
Meanwhile, Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa al-Barghouti
denounced that Israel has killed 130 Palestinians since the
announcement of the ceasefire between the two sides in
November.
He warned Israel against launching assaults into the Gaza Strip,
saying the Israeli government would be blamed on the consequences
of any new offensive.
Al-Barghouti said the Palestinian government, however, saves no
effort to reach a conclusive and mutual truce with Israel.
(Xinhua News Agency April 27, 2007)
