Suicide Bomber Kills 2 Israelis in Netanya
The Palestinian leadership issued a collective statement declaring its ``full condemnation for the terror attack that targeted Israeli civilians.''

In Washington, Vice President Dick Cheney said: ``I think there clearly is a class of bombings'' that Arafat can't rein in.

``On the other hand, there have in the past been bombings by elements of Palestinian organizations that come under his control and there he clearly has the capacity to act,'' Cheney told NBC's ``Meet the Press.''

Violence has been down in May compared to the blood-soaked months of March and April, a development that has given rise to a number of political proposals.

But the Netanya bombing was a stark reminder of the ever-present threat of renewed violence.

Despite the decline in violence this month, shooting still breaks out daily.

Palestinian gunmen opened fire Sunday on a convoy of Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said. During an ensuing gun battle, four soldiers were lightly wounded.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army said it was investigating several incidents this weekend in which three Arabs, including an Israeli Arab woman, were mistakenly killed by soldiers.

In a fourth incident, soldiers Saturday shot and wounded a deaf, mentally ill Israeli Arab who was wandering near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank and failed to hear the soldiers' calls for him to halt.
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