A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at Gaza’s main crossing into Israel on Saturday, wounding four Israelis in the first such attack since Israel won U.S. backing for a unilateral Gaza pullout plan. A top Islamic militant called for the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers to trade them for Palestinian prisoners, as Palestinian anger mounted over President Bush’s related decision to allow Israel to keep some parts of the West Bank. The Hamas group, behind scores of suicide attacks in a 3 1/2-year old Palestinian uprising, and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, part of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s Fatah faction, claimed joint responsibility for the Erez crossing bombing. Full Story
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