Sharon vows more attacks on militants despite talks

PRIME MINISTER Ariel Sharon vowed yesterday, after an Israeli-Palestinian security meeting, to continue attacks on militants suspected of planning suicide bombings, a senior Israeli political source said.

With attention focused on a cycle of violence jeopardising the US-backed peace “road map,” Jewish settlers have quietly set up five new outposts in the occupied West Bank since Israel last week began dismantling such sites, a monitoring group said.

The United States has appealed for restraint from both sides after a week of bloodshed in which more than 50 people were killed. Israeli Major-General Amos Gilad and Palestinian security chief Mohammed Dahlan held talks late on Saturday.