NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: Stepped up security caused huge delays today at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport. CNN Jerusalem bureau chief Mike Hanna reports tensions are rising again following recent bombing, one of which was captured on videotape.</s>MIKE HANNA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A suicide bomb explosion in the Gaza strip, videotape of the blast sent to news agency by Hamas, which claimed responsibility, along with footage of the man who killed himself in the explosion. No one else was injured in the blast, which occurred near an Israeli military outpost. But in recent days, Hamas had threatened to step up a campaign of suicide bombings against Israeli targets. "These suicide bombings are one of the ways to face the Israeli occupation," says Hamas leader</s>REUVEN RIVLIN, ISRAELI CABINET MINISTER: On one hand, Arafat is talking about a cease-fire and controlling the situation. On the other hand he hits Israel all the time. That's something that Israel cannot bear. The retaliation is on the threshold.</s>HANNA: Some members of the Israeli government demanding that the prime minister abandon the cease-fire. Sources say there was heated discussion about the issue during a cabinet meeting Monday. But Ariel Sharon insists his government will continue its self-declared policy of restraint for the time being. Palestinian leaders say Israel never observed any cease-fire in the first place. Pointing to the demolition of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem Monday as another example of what they call "Israeli aggression." Israel says these homes were built without the required construction permits. But Palestinians argue that these permits are seldom issued, as Israel is intent on weakening the Palestinian presence in East Jerusalem. (on camera): Each day, claims and counter-claims are made about counter-ventions of the cease-fire. Each day hopes of achieving a meaningful cessation of hostilities recede even further. Mike Hanna, CNN, Jerusalem.
Sharon Preaches Cease-Fire, but Cabinet Wants Aggression