Security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that in response to the bombing, Israel would go after local Hamas leaders and step up military patrols in the sparsely populated, barren southern part of the West Bank. The target of Tuesday's bombings was Beersheba, 25km south of the West Bank. Sharon also pledged to finish a contentious West Bank separation barrier, aimed at blocking suicide bombers. The southern section across from Beersheba and has not been built.
"The fence will be completed according to the Cabinet decision, and we are doing all we can to speed up the process as much as possible," Sharon said.
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