Powell tells PM to show 'restraint' in raids on Balata, Jenin

United States Secretary of State Colin Powell called Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Thursday evening and asked that he "show restraint" in the IDF operation in the West Bank refugee camps of Balata and Jenin, which began in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The operation marks the first time that IDF troops have penetrated the heart of Palestinian refugee camps since the Intifada erupted in September 2000.
One IDF soldier and 14 Palestinians were killed in the heavy gun battles that ensued Thursday in the two refugee camps. Dozens of Palestinians were wounded during the raid, which was carried out with the backing of tanks and helicopter gunships. Two soldiers were also injured in the operation