Cheung, who had been watching the situation in the Middle East very closely for some time, recognized that things were likely to escalate and began making preparations for a trip. When the news came out that Arafat was surrounded, she hopped on a flight to Palestine to cover the story.
當時，一向緊密注意中東形勢的張翠容發覺衝突有升高的可能性，早已備妥行囊；在阿拉法特被圍困的消息傳出後，便即刻由香港飛往巴勒斯坦採訪。