World Watch

ISRAEL
The Bullets Do the Talking
Israeli army helicopters rained missiles on west bank targets in retaliation for a series of bomb explosions that killed two Israeli teenagers and a shooting that killed a 10-month-old child. The air strikes destroyed the headquarters of Yasser Arafat's Force 17 élite guard, killing two people and wounding at least 60. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said the bombardment of Gaza and Ramallah was a warning to Yasser Arafat to discipline his militant supporters, but the Palestinian leader said the uprising would continue "until the Palestinian flag is raised on the...

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