Powell calls Hamas an 'enemy of peace'

CALLING Hamas an "enemy of peace", US Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday said the Palestinian Authority must strip the group of its terror network and negotiating a truce as the Palestinian Prime Minister has been doing is not sufficient.

As Mr Powell addressed a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, an Israeli motorist was killed and three were wounded in a Palestinian shooting attack in the West Bank.

Since a Mideast peace summit two weeks ago, 27 Israelis and 40 Palestinians have been killed. Four of the Palestinians were killed carrying out attacks on Israelis.