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Sharon: We'll seek peace and fight terror

JERUSALEM, April 18 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday Israel shall continue the peace process, but it will also continue to fight terrorism.

In a brief statement delivered at the opening of Sunday's weekly cabinet session, Sharon said, "This policy of advancing with the peace process, and on the other hand hitting terrorist organizations and those who head it, will continue."

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Saturday Israel killed Hamas' leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi in Gaza. It was the second targeted killing of a Hamas leader in less than a month, following the slaying of Sheik Ahmed Yassin.

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