Police authorities have renewed their warning to the public to beware of suspicious objects, even innocent-looking fountain pens or transistors. The warning was Issued after an Arab woman, working in an Israeli settlement near Kfar Saba, was injured when a transistor radio she found exploded as she was turning it on Due to increased terrorist activities in the administered areas, Israeli authorities have ” warned the mayors, heads of local councils and chieftains to refrain from providing shelter to terrorists. Meanwhile, seven Arabs, including the Mayor of Al-BIra Township, near Ramallah, were expelled this week to Jordan because of inciting the public against maintenance of law and order.
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