JERUSALEM, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Jewish settlers decried the reopening of a road linking Hebron and Kiryat Arba in the West Bank that had been closed to Palestinian traffic since 2002.
The Israeli army Sunday opened the 1.2 mile-long road, saying all necessary security precautions had been taken.
Noam Arnon, spokesman for the Hebron Jewish community, warned it will be only a matter of time before the road is the scene of another terror attack.
"Unfortunately, the outcomes are soon to come, just like the outcomes of the disengagement. This will, God forbid, end with blood -- but this is how it works here. First there are withdrawals, then there is terror and then there is blood," Ynetnews.com quoted Arnon as saying.
For months, settlers attempted to prevent the road from being reopened despite guarantees by the army, the Tel Aviv newspaper Maariv reported Monday.
In November 2002, two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on Jewish worshipers as they walked along the road after attending Friday night prayers. Twelve soldiers, border police officers and members of Kiryat Arba's emergency response team were killed in the ensuing violence.
