(Maariv International)Amir Buhbut - Despite an initial drop in attacks after Arafat's death, Palestinian terror operations in Gaza have quickly returned to their previous level of intensity, senior IDF officials said. According to a Southern Command officer, 16 terrorists were killed in the past two weeks, the same number that were killed in the two weeks before Arafat's medical deterioration. According to a senior military officer, "Terror groups are continuing to operate in order to send a message to the new Palestinian leadership to take them into account." Hamas has appeared to stop firing Kassam rockets at southern Israel. The officer explained, "It is a strategic decision of Hamas to create an equation in which the Kassam would be used only when the IDF enters Palestinian territory."
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