Israel's acting prime minister vows to use 'iron fist' against terror

JERUSALEM (AP) - Acting Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, reacting to a recent upsurge in Palestinian militant attacks, vowed Thursday to use "an iron fist" against acts of terror and said no restrictions would be placed on security forces.

Olmert spoke after a rash of shooting and stabbing attacks killed one Israeli civilian and injured five. In the latest attack, an Israeli man was stabbed in the neck at an Israeli factory in northern Jerusalem on Thursday.

Also, militantsMUSLIMS in Palestinian-controlled Gaza have been firing homemade rockets at southern Israel, unsettling residents but causing few injuries.

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