Palestinian President Yasser Arafatand Israeli Prime Minister Mr Ariel
Sharon both assured US President Bush today theywould work toward theimplementation of the Mitchell report, the White House said.
But 20 Palestinians, including a baby,were injured whenIsraeli tanks pounded a refugee camp in the GazaStrip as violence flared in the Palestinian territories despite aunilateral ceasefire declared by Israel.
And in the West Bank two Jewish settlers were injuredbyPalestinian fire, settler sources said. The Palestinians, who have branded the ceasefire calledbyMr Sharon a "trick" said Israeliarmyoperations continued against them in the Gaza Strip.
The army set up five armed incursions into areas under the fullcontrol of Mr Yasser Arafat's self-rule authority despite Israelsaying it would not carry out such operations under the terms of itsceasefire.
In one raid Palestinian security and medical sources said 20civilians, including five children, were wounded by shrapnel and bullets when the army fired shells on the Yebna refugee camp near Rafah on the border with Egypt.
Security sources also reported another armed raid into avillage east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip with tanksmoving insome 250 metresinto autonomous land underfire.