More strikes Israel blames the Palestinian Authority for the suicide bombings, even though the militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad say they carried out the attacks. The Israelis says that Mr Arafat's men have been working directly with Hamas. They blame the Palestinian leader personally for releasing a number of militants from jails over the past few months. A senior Israeli source told Reuters news agency that Israel's security cabinet had decided there would be more strikes in the coming days. Since the Palestinian uprising or intifada started six months ago, almost 450 people have been killed - more than 360 of them Palestinian and at least 60 Israeli Jews.
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