TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's government is said to have removed all but one
restriction on military operations.The restriction is the destruction of the Palestinian Authority and the
expulsion or arrest of chairman Yasser Arafat."Today there are no limits on the nature of operations or their length
of intensity," Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said. "The Israeli
Defense Forces is operating everywhere in Judea, Samaria [West Bank] and
Gaza Strip."The defense minister issued the assertion on Friday hours after Israel's
military recaptured the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Officials said
Bethlehem has turned into a launching pad for suicide missions against
Israel, including the bombing of an Israeli passenger bus in which 11 people
were killed on Thursday.
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