Israel will “intensify” its response if Palestinian gunmen continue firing on a Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem from a nearby Arab village, according to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s security aide. Danny Yatom issued the warning after army officials threatened to surround the Arab village of Beit Jalla, from where Palestinian gunmen have been firing on Gilo.
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