Police further tightened security Wednesday as clashes continued between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers and a protest by Jewish settlers grew violent.
In the Gaza Strip, Israeli troops injured more than 50 Palestinians in the town of Khan Yunis during confrontations over a newly erected military lookout post.
Witnesses said Arabs began stoning the outpost in the hope that it would be dismantled, triggering the second consecutive day of clashes in Khan Yunis.
In another incident, a train bound from Tel Aviv to Haifa was detained for about 20 minutes after a fake bomb threat.
A caller who said he was affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization told police there was a bomb on board, but nothing was found.
Meanwhile, Jewish settlers in the West Bank burned down an Arab-owned gas station near the spot where two Israelis were run down and killed by an Arab driver earlier this week north of Ramallah.
Some local residents said settlers also fired shots at passing Arab vehicles and stoned houses in a Palestinian village.
As part of a security crackdown, police on Tuesday night carried out several raids against Palestinians from the territories who remained illegally inside Israel proper at construction sites and farming areas.
In the coastal plain and in the north, Palestinian laborers were picked up, booked and driven back to the territories.
The army also purchased 100 metal detectors to be installed at the checkpoints at which Arabs from the territories cross into Israel proper.
And it increased the number of special forces stationed in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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