Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat said he would establish a committee to investigate whether the kibbutz attack was aimed at undermining talks between Fatah and Hamas currently taking place in Cairo. The two groups reportedly are discussing a Fatah call to halt, at least temporarily, terror attacks on targets inside Israel.
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