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NEW DELHI: A top-level Israeli military delegation will be in India next week on a hush-hush visit to discuss counter-terrorism and anti-infiltration strategies in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said the delegation, to be led by Israeli deputy chief of general staff, Major General Moshe Kaplinsky, will be visiting some places in J&K, including the 16 Corps headquarters in Nagrota, which is responsible for guarding the line of control south of the Pir Panjal range. The Israeli visit comes at a time when the LoC has suddenly become hot with terrorists making concerted efforts to sneak into India from across the...

Breaking News Palestinians fire at IDF troops Palestinians opened fire at IDF troops near an IDF outpost in south Gaza. No injuries or damage were reported. (Hanan Greenberg) (02.28.05, 16:40) Border cop lightly hurt in West Bank A Border Policeman was lightly wounded Monday after being hit by stones thrown by Palestinians at the West Bank settlement of Har Adar. A few dozen Palestinians came to the settlement to protest construction of the separation fence there. (Efrat Weiss)(02.28.05, 15:48)

Last Update: 29/12/2004 23:05 Abbas: There will be no peace until Israel tears down separation fence By Reuters Taking his campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat to the foot of the West Bank separation fence, PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday there would be no peace until Israel tore it down. "No (Middle East) peace can transpire with (Jewish) settlements and the wall," Abbas said with his back to the separation fence around Qalqilyah near the West Bank's boundary with Israel. "We tell our neighbors: 'No matter how many settlements, walls or obstacles you build, it will not bring you...

Hezbollah Bombs Found on Border with Lebanon By Uri Ash, Haaretz Correspondent The Israel Defense Forces uncovered a series of Hezbollah roadside bombs along the Lebanese border between Kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch and Ghajar on Wednesday. The explosive devices were discovered from a distance and have yet to be detonated. According to the IDF, a United Nations helicopter patrol confirmed the presence of the bombs. The area is in proximity to the border fence, that in this particular area is situated entirely within Israeli territory, and not on the actual border, marked by the Hatzbani River. The bombs were planted in...