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ByTiaGoldenberg The Associated Press JERUSALEM The Israeli military began deploying hundreds of troops in cit- ies across the country on Wednesday to assist po- lice forces in countering a wave of deadly Palestin- ian shooting and stabbing attacks that have created panic across the country. The military's planned deployment of six compa- nies marks the first imple- mentation of measures by Israel's security Cabinet to counter the attacks that have intensified dramati- cally in recent days. The Cabinet met late into the night and announced steps early Wednesday that included allowing police to seal off points of friction or incitement. Manyoftherecentattack- ers have come from Arab ar- eas of Jerusalem, prompting calls to seal off those neigh- borhoods to contain poten- tial attackers. In a new step, Israeli forces placed make- shift checkpoints in Pales- tinian neighborhoods in Je- rusalem to monitor traffic leaving the areas. The Cabinet, which was meeting again Wednesday, alsodecidedtostripresidency rightsanddemolishhomesof someattackersanddrafthun- dredsmoresecurityguardsto secure public transport. Israeli police said 300 soldiers had already been incorporated into their de- ployment in Israeli cities, while security in Jerusa- lem had previously been reinforced. In new violence Wednes- day, Israeli police said an Arab attacker stabbed a 70-year-old woman, moder- ately wounding her, as she attempted to board to bus near Jerusalem's crowded central bus station. The at- tacker was shot and killed by forces in the area, police said. Earlier, police said they shot and killed an Arab man after he pulled out a knife and attempted to stab them. His identity was not immediately known. In recent weeks, eight Is- raelis have died in a string of stabbings, shootings and the stoning of a car, while 31 Palestinianshavebeenkilled — 14 of them identified by Israel as attackers, the rest killed in stone-throwing clashes with Israeli forces. Israel's internal secu- rity minister said Wednes- day that the bodies of dead Palestinian attackers would not be returned to their families for burial. Gilad Erdan said the fu- neral processions of Pales- tinianswhokilledIsraelisof- ten turn into "an exhibition of support for terror and in- citement to murder." He said Israel should not allow them to "enjoy respect and cere- monies" after their deaths. The funerals are a fre- quent flashpoint for clashes and often include calls for revenge. Erdan suggested the attackers be buried without fanfare in distant cemeteries where previous Palestinian killers have been buried. The comments come af- ter a particularly bloody day Tuesday in which a pair of Palestinian stabbing and shooting attacks in Jeru- salem killed three Israelis and another two attacks took place in the normally quiet Israeli city of Raan- ana. Three Palestinians, in- cluding two attackers, were also killed. The government has been unable to stop the vi- olence, carried out mostly by young Palestinians un- affiliated with known mili- tant groups and apparently acting on their own. The vi- olence erupted a month ago over the Jewish New Year, fueled by rumors that Is- rael was plotting to take over Jerusalem's most sen- sitive holy site, sacred to both Muslims and Jews. Is- rael has adamantly denied the allegations. Israel says the violence has been fueled by what it says is rampant incitement against Jews and Israelis on social media spread by Is- lamic groups and the Pales- tinian leadership. In a brief- ing to foreign journalists Wednesday, Israeli Cabinet minister Yuval Steinitz said it had less to do with polit- ical differences and more withanti-Semiticincitement to create a religious war. He showed Palestin- ian videos and animations that glorified the stabbings of Jews in the Old City of Je- rusalem and the killing of a Jewish settler couple in the West Bank in front of their children. He also quoted Palestin- ian President Mahmoud Ab- bas' recent statement where he blessed "every drop of blood spilled for Allah" and that Jews desecrated a Je- rusalem holy site with their "filthy feet." "This is not new. It is just a new wave of terror- ism and violence and this time it's totally clear that the main approach here is a religious approach," Stein- itz said. "It's all about hor- rible, anti-Jewish, racist in- citement." WAVE OF VIOLENCE Israeliarmybeginsdeployingtroopsagainstattacks By Zeina Karam and Sarah El Deeb The Associated Press BEIRUT Hundreds of Ira- nian troops are being de- ployed in northern and central Syria, dramatically escalating Tehran's involve- ment in the civil war as they join allied Hezbollah fight- ers in an ambitious offen- sive to wrest key areas from rebels amid Russian air- strikes. Their arrival, a regional official and Syrian activ- ists said Wednesday, high- lights the far-reaching goals of Russia's military involve- ment in Syria. It suggests that, for now, taking on Is- lamic State extremists in eastern Syria seems a sec- ondary priority to propping up President Bashar Assad. The development is al- most certain to increase pressure on Western- backed rebels, who are bat- tling multiple foes, and push more civilians out of the areas of fighting, poten- tially creating a fresh wave of refugees. Russia began its air cam- paign Sept. 30, and Syrian troops and allied militia- men launched a ground of- fensive against rebels in cen- tral Syria a week later. Rus- sia says its airstrikes are meanttoweakentheIslamic State group and other "ter- rorists" in Syria, but West- ern officials and Syrian reb- els say most of the strikes have focused on central and northern Syria, where the extremist group does not have a strong presence. The official, who has deep knowledge of opera- tional details in Syria, said the Iranian Revolutionary Guards — currently num- bering around 1,500 — be- gan arriving about two weeks ago, after the Rus- sian airstrikes began, and have accelerated recently. The Iranian-backed group Hezbollah has also sent a fresh wave of fighters to Syria, he told The Associ- ated Press. Iranian and Syrian of- ficials have long acknowl- edged Iran has advisers and military experts in Syria, but denied there were any ground troops. Wednes- day's statements were the first confirmation of Ira- nian fighters taking part in combat operations in Syria. The main goal is to se- cure the strategic Hama- Aleppo highway and seize the key rebel-held town of Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib province, which Assad's forces lost in April to insur- gents that included al-Qai- da's Nusra Front. The loss of Jisr al- Shughour, followed by the fall of the entire province, was a resounding defeat for Assad, opening the way for rebels to threaten his Alawite heartland in the coastal province of Lata- kia. The official suggested the Syrian army's alarm- ingly tenacious position around that time is what persuaded the Russians to join the fray and begin air- strikes two weeks ago. The Syrian government and Iran had been asking Russia to intervene for a year, the official said, speak- ing on condition of ano- nymity because he was not authorized to discuss mil- itary affairs. He said the Russian "tsunami wave" has given allies such as Iran the cover to operate more freely in Syria. His account of Iranian troops arriving ties in with reports from Syrian opposi- tion activists, who reported a troop buildup in the northern provinces of Idlib and Aleppo. The Syrian Ob- servatory for Human Rights also reported Wednesday that Iranian troops were arriving and being trans- ported to a military base in the coastal town of Latakia, in the town of Jableh out- side the provincial capital. At least two senior Ira- nian commanders were killed in Syria in recent days, including Gen. Hos- sein Hamedani, a senior Revolutionary Guard com- mander, who died Oct. 8 near Aleppo. "Syria will witness big victories in coming days," said Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, chief of Iran's Revo- lutionary Guard, speaking Monday at Hamedani's fu- neral. CIVIL WAR Iran sends fighters to Syria, escalating its involvement MAJDIMOHAMMED—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS A Palestinian hurls a stone during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank, on Wednesday. ALEXANDER KOTS — KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA Syrian army personnel fire a cannon in Latakia province, about 12from the border with Turkey in Syria. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian army has launched an offensive in central and northwestern regions. Advertisement IfthiswasyourService Directory ad customers would be reading it right now!! Suzy 530-737-5056 Gayla 530-737-5044 For more information Landscape/Fence Steve's Tractor &LandscapeService •FenceBuilding•Landscaping • Trenching • Rototilling • Disking • Mowing • Ridging • Post Hole Digging • Blade Work • Sprinkler Installation • Concrete Work Cont. 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