Hamas bombarded Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip with mortars and rockets. One Israeli was injured by the two dozen explosives. Israel demanded that the Palestinian Authority crack down on mortar and rocket crews. “If the Palestinian Authority does not take the necessary steps to stop these terrorist launches, we will, with everything that entails,” David Baker, an official in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s office, said Wednesday. Palestinian Authority security forces restored some calm by fanning out around Khan Younis, a terrorist bastion, but Hamas men opened fire late Wednesday and wounded three P.A. police officers attempting to stop them from launching mortars, Israel Radio reported.
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