Israel prepares a plan to intensify settlements in the West Bank; Al-Aqsa, al-Jihad claim responsibility for blowing up a car near Natsareim

Israeli security forces disclosed that Israel intends to intensify building of settlement in the major settlements aggregations in the West Bank, so as the settlers who will be evacuated from Gaza in the context of the separation plan, set by the prime minister Ariel Sharon.

The sources explained that the defense minister Mofaz instructed the Israeli military administration in the West Bank to hand him over within 3 months a plan to build thousands of new houses in Ghoush Atison settlements aggregations to the south of the West Bank.

Sharon's plan states withdrawal from Gaza and evacuation of its 21 settlements in addition to 4 isolated settlements in the West Bank and re-deployment of the occupation forces on a line that follows to a great extent the trace of the wall of seperation in the West Bank and includes the major settlement aggregations.

Meantime, two Israeli soldier were injured in Gaza by the shelling of anti- tank missile fired by Palestinian resistance men at an Israeli vehicle near the border of Rafah to the south of Gaza.

Palestinian security sources said that the occupation army opened fire and several artillery shelling at the Palestinian car which was running near al-Shuhadaa crossroad and this resulted in blowing it up.