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Viewing cable 05JERUSALEM3701, WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 12, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) --

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05JERUSALEM3701 2005-08-12 15:16 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Jerusalem
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 JERUSALEM 003701 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
NEA FOR FO; NEA/SA/EX FOR AUSTIN-FERGUSON; DEPT FOR 
DS/IP/ITA; DEPT FOR DS/IP/NEA; NSC FOR ABRAMS/DANIN/MUSTAFA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS ASEC
SUBJECT: WB/G SITREP: AUGUST 12, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) -- 
IDF CLASHES WITH AL-AQSA BRIGADES IN NABLUS; TENTATIVE 
FATAH-HAMAS AGREEMENT ON ELECTIONS AND DISENGAGEMENT POLICY 
 
 
This is a joint ConGen Jerusalem/Embassy Tel Aviv cable. 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF entered the 
Nablus casbah on August 11 and clashed with gunmen from the 
al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, injuring one Palestinian in the 
clashes.  In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian police on August 11 
found an explosive device near the Eley Sinai settlement. 
The IDF dismantled the device without incident.  Palestinian 
political sources reported that there is a tentative 
Fatah-Hamas agreement on several outstanding disputes, 
including setting a date for Palestinian Legislative Council 
(PLC) elections and giving the factions an advisory role in 
disengagement policy planning.  End Summary. 
 
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West Bank 
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2.  (SBU) ATTACKS/SECURITY: 
 
-- Deaths: Nil. 
 
-- Injuries: The IDF entered the Nablus casbah on August 11 
and clashed with gunmen from al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, 
according to Palestinian newspapers.  An al-Aqsa activist, 
Fadi Qafisheh, was shot and injured in the clashes. 
 
-- Injuries: Civilian security guards on August 11 shot and 
injured a Palestinian who approached the separation barrier 
in Sawahreh Sharqiya village near Jerusalem, according to 
Palestinian newspapers. 
 
-- Arrests: The IDF on August 11 arrested ten alleged 
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) activists near Jenin and 
Nablus, and reported finding an M-16 rifle and ammunition in 
one of the houses searched in al-Rabah village near Jenin, 
according to an IDF press release. 
 
3.  (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: 
 
-- Palestinian political sources reported that there is a 
tentative Fatah-Hamas agreement on several outstanding 
disputes, including setting a date for PLC elections and 
giving the factions an advisory role in disengagement policy 
planning. 
 
-- Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas met 
separately with leaders of the PFLP and PIJ in Gaza on August 
11 to discuss disengagement, the tahdiyya ("cooling down") 
and PLC elections. 
 
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Gaza 
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4. (SBU) ATTACKS/SECURITY: 
 
-- Deaths: Nil. 
 
-- Injuries: Nil. 
 
-- Shootings: The IDF on August reported three shootings by 
Palestinians: one near Rafiah Yam settlement, one near Khan 
Yunis, and one near Kissufim Crossing, all directed at IDF 
targets.  There were no reported injuries from these 
incidents. 
 
-- Explosive Device: According to the IDF, Palestinian police 
found an explosive device near the Eley Sinai settlement on 
August 11 at 1800 hours.  The IDF dismantled the device and 
no injuries resulted. 
 
5. (SBU) BORDER CROSSINGS/INTERNAL CHECKPOINTS: 
 
-- Erez crossing was open for Palestinians on August 12 with 
150 Palestinian laborers and 50 Palestinian merchants using 
the crossing. 
 
-- The Erez Industrial Zone was closed on August 12. 
 
-- Rafah Terminal was open in both directions, but closed to 
Palestinian males between the ages of 16 and 35 on August 12. 
 UNRWA reported that the IDF allowed Palestinian males in 
this age group to cross, provided they had coordinated their 
travel with Israeli authorities through PA officials. 
 
-- The Karni terminal was partially open on August 12. 
 
-- Sufa Crossing was closed for Palestinian laborers but open 
for construction materials on August 12. 
 
-- Netzarim Junction at Salahadeen Road was closed on August 
12. 
 
-- The Netzarim Coastal Road was open on August 12. 
 
-- The Abu Khouli internal crossing was open during most 
daylight hours on August 12. 
 
-- Salahadeen Road was open at Sufa/Morag on August 12. 
-- The Abu Al-Ajeen bypass road was closed on August 12. 
 
--- The Toufah checkpoint was closed on August 12, except for 
residents of Mawasi. 
 
6.  (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: 
 
-- Israeli security forces and police officers will enter 
Gaza settlements on August 15 and inform all settler 
residents that they have 48 hours to leave their homes, and 
that those who refuse will be forcibly removed. 
 
-- The Israeli Government on August 12 announced that the 
Kissufim crossing into Gaza will be closed to all civilian 
traffic as of August 14.  The closure will continue until the 
disengagement process is completed. 
 
-- Israeli media on August 12 reported that the IDF announced 
a sharp drop in Palestinian terrorist attacks in the Gaza 
Strip, reportedly attributed by the IDF to actions by the PA 
and the Egyptians against terrorist groups. 
 
-- According to IDF radio, Israeli DefMin Shaul Mofaz has set 
September 4 as the completion date for disengagement, a week 
earlier than planned. 
 
-- IDF radio on August 12 reported that Israeli-Palestinian 
coordination efforts around disengagement have increased and 
that a joint Israeli-Palestinian "war room" will operate as 
of August 12 to coordinate disengagement operations. 
WALLES