Ariel Sharon rejected his top general’s advice to curtail an Israeli sweep of the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli sources said Monday that the Israeli prime minister believes ending Operation Days of Repentance so soon after last week’s Sinai bombings could embolden terrorists in Gaza.
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