Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority had recently helped prevent a Hamas terror attack in central Israel. While stating that he had called Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat three weeks ago to thank him for his help in preventing the attack, the premier added that the self-rule government still has to do more to prevent terror.
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