At least one Hamas activist and an Israeli soldier were killed during an early Friday clash, in a refugee camp near Nablus.
Israeli sources said troops raided the Askar refugee camp, near Nablus, at 4:30 A.M. (local time) to arrest Palestinians, and the soldiers came under fire, which killed one soldier.
In return, occupation troops fired a missile at a building in the camp. The anti-tank missile was directed at the third floor of a building in the camp. The missile set off a series of explosions, destroying the third floor.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday the Bush administration would abide by congressional provisions for reducing U.S. aid to Israel for settlement activity on the West Bank.
"We have identified some problems" with the project and the administration will keep talking to Israel about them until there is a solution, Powell said at a news conference, according to AFP. "We have concerns about that fence," Powell said. "We have problems with it." He said there was no decision yet. (Albawaba.com)
