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This past week terrorist events focused on two attacks against Israeli targets, one in New Delhi, India, and the other in Tbilisi, Georgia. Ismail Haniya’s second round of visits to Arab-Muslim countries was highlighted by his tour of Iran, where he met with the Iranian leadership. Read more...

This past week there was an increase in the amount of rocket fire originating in the Gaza Strip and targeting the western Negev. In response Israeli aircraft struck several terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip. n Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Mashaal met in Qatar with the participation of the emir of Qatar. The two agreed Read more...

Rocket fire from the Gaza Strip continued this past week; three rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory. Hamas’ intensive political activity in the Arab-Muslim world continues. Another round of talks was held in Jordan between Israel and the Palestinian Authority; no progress was reported. The Palestinian Authority announced that as far as it was Read more...

This past week there was an increase in rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into the western Negev. Eight rocket and mortar shell hits were identified in Israeli territory. According to a report from the Israel Security Agency, dozens of Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist operatives have been detained in the region of Jenin in recent Read more...

After two weeks of relative quiet, this past week two rockets launched from the Gaza Strip fell in Israeli territory. What was apparently a “work accident” occurred at the home of a high-ranking Popular Resistance Committees operative in Rafah, On January 4 a third meeting of Israeli and Palestinian representatives was held. They agreed to Read more...