Springfield News Sun · 19 January 2005
CP-2005-021
Abbas seeking cease-fire
Palestinian suicide bomber blows himself up on settler road in Gaza
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In the biggest test of his brief tenure, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas came to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, hoping to persuade militants to halt attacks on Israel. But in a show of defiance, a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a settler road in Gaza, wounding six Israelis.
The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack — the first suicide bombing against an Israeli target since Nov. 1. Before the bombing, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned his patience was running thin, telling military commanders the army must deal with rocket and mortar attacks against Israelis “at the earliest possible stage.”
Sharon aide David Baker said Tuesday’s bombing showed that “Palestinian terror is increasing.” He said Israel has been restrained, but “no country in the world would allow its citizens to be bombed on a daily basis.”
Israel has come under international pressure to hold off on any large-scale raid into Gaza to give Abbas, who took office Saturday, a chance to cobble together a cease-fire. The European Union and Jordan both urged Sharon to hold off on a raid. Abbas traveled to Gaza on Tuesday evening and planned to remain for several days to try to work out a deal with the militants.
Palestinian officials said he met late Tuesday with Islamic Jihad and then saw Hamas leaders.
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"Abbas seeking cease-fire," Springfield News Sun, 19 January 2005. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2005-021. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2005-021
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