Prime Minister Ehud Barak is assessing whether a resumption of peace negotiations is possible with the Palestinian Authority if violence eases in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. However an Israel Defense Force official said the number of shooting incidents against Israeli troops and civilians increased this week.
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