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Police on high alert after terror warning issued near Jerusalem on Sunday. (Jini) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 20:43 25/11/2007 Israel to go on high terror alert due to Annapolis peace summit By Jonathan Lis and Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondents, and Reuters Tags: Jerusalem  Police will go on high alert for terror attacks across Israel on Monday, due to fears that terror organizations may attempt to carry out an attack in order to disrupt the U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace summit in Annapolis, Maryland. On Sunday afternoon, security forces dropped a terror alert that had been declared following intelligence reports that two Palestinian militants were trying to enter Israel to carry out a terrorist attack. It was not immediately clear whether arrests had been made, but Israel Radio reported that the alert was canceled after new information was received. Advertisement Jerusalem police had received a tip according to which two terrorists were en route to Jerusalem in order to carry out an attack in the city ahead of Tuesday's Middle East peace conference in Annapolis. Authorities suggested the terrorists may be passing through Jerusalem to attack a target in the center of the country, as suicide bombers have done in the past. Police did not believe that the suspected terrorists had managed to enter the city. On Saturday, Hamas threatened to make deadlier Qassam rockets in order to disrupt the upcoming summit. In response to the latest developments, Magen David Adom director-general Eli Bin had announced that the alert level in Jerusalem would be raised to 'Gimmel', or stage three, while the alert level in the Dan, Yarkon, and Ayalon districts in the center of the country were raised to 'Bet', or level two. Security forces erected checkpoints in northern Jerusalem and on Highway 1, the road connecting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. There was significant movement of ambulances and rescue services on the city's streets and police helicopters have also been spotted over the capital. Authorities also deployed the Police Special Anti-Terror Unit in northern Jerusalem. The Narkiss Bridge, which stretches over the French Hill junction and which leads to Jewish neighborhoods in the northern part of the city, including Pisgat Ze'ev and Neve Ya'akov, was closed to traffic in both directions. In a separate incident, Border Police officers manning a checkpoint near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron on Sunday arrested two Palestinians armed with knives and bullets. The suspects were taken into custody for questioning. Earlier Sunday, a Palestinian youth in possession of a homemade grenade was arrested at the Beit Iba checkpoint west of Nablus. The explosive was neutralized by sappers and the Palestinians were detained for questioning. Related articles: Ahead of summit, Hamas threatens to make deadlier Qassam rockets ANALYSIS / Annapolis summit will bring Hamas back into the fold Bookmark to del.icio.us The IDF's dilemna To what extent should measures in the West Bank and Gaza be rolled back in the coming days? Not one inch Hamas says they will reject any deals made by Abbas in Annapolis.   1.   PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA 15:53  |  SUBJECT IS OBVISIOUS 25/11/07   2.   To #1 - Or the best intelligence in the world !!! 17:08  |  Jewboy 25/11/07   3.   This is what you can expect forever..... 17:15  |  David James Vickery 25/11/07   4.   Israel has a choice this week 17:56  |  Chris Linthwaite 25/11/07   5.   Thank you God. Peace be to Jerusalem. 18:19  |  Virginia 25/11/07   6.   david james vickery 18:32  |  alan 25/11/07   7.   the wall works ! 18:51  |  shaygetz 25/11/07   8.   NO PARTNERS FOR PEACE 19:13  |  BOB KING THE ZIONIST 25/11/07   9.   Wouldn`t you be paranoid too? 19:17  |  will 25/11/07   10.   Tehran trying hard to destroy peace prospect 20:04  |  Marwan مروان خوري 25/11/07   11.   ABSOLUTELY 20:18  |  michael 25/11/07   12.   Vickery 20:25  |  Israeli 25/11/07   13.   #4 chris false choice 21:19  |  duncan 25/11/07   14.   And they want Israel to make Peace with such People...... 21:46  |  Dagma 25/11/07   15.   Hammas chief openly saing they will use 22:17  |  TOMY 25/11/07   16.   Neither side should let Extremists Win 22:21  |  Tzfonit 25/11/07   17.   #1 Paranoid. 22:45  |  Neal 25/11/07   18.   Hamas does not have to destroy the so called peace process 00:42  |  Labhras 26/11/07   19.   " JUST DIAL 911" 02:08  |  Stephen. 26/11/07   20.   To Bobby the Zionist 02:33  |  David James Vickery 26/11/07   21.   To David James Vickery 03:35  |  dovale 26/11/07   22.   #4 Chris - Israel has a choice! 05:34  |  Yitz 26/11/07   23.   Try this again, Listen 06:04  |  Denise 26/11/07   24.   Shame 06:13  |  Denise 26/11/07   25.   Vickery-relevance of Palestinian/Israeli deaths? 06:48  |  Stephen in New York 26/11/07   26.   Marwan & Iran 17:50  |  Bobby 26/11/07   27.   To David James Vickery 17:58  |  Bobby the Zionist 26/11/07   28.   words,and actions,and control 23:13  |  montgomery rosen 26/11/07

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