Continued rocket attacks on Israel by Palestinian Authority terrorists did not stop IDF officials from announcing Saturday night they would reopen the Karni crossing into Gaza.
Six mortar shells were fired at Israel by 6:00 a.m. Sunday, in addition to six rockets that exploded in the western Negev on the Sabbath, including one that slammed into the Nachal Oz area and five others that landed around the Kissufim Junction. No injuries were reported in the attacks.
After a day of rocket attacks, IDF troops destroyed a rocket launcher installation late Friday near the site of the former Jewish community of Dugit, in the Gush Katif region of Gaza.
Palestinian Authority terrorists built training camps and weapons installations from which to launch attacks on pre-1967 Israel following the mass expulsion of Jews from the area two years ago.
IDF officials nonetheless agreed to reopen the Karni crossing, which will allow the resumption of oil and gas deliveries into Gaza.
The PA Electric Company was forced to cut off power to its own population in several areas due to a fuel shortage, although it supplies Gaza with only some 25 percent of its energy needs.
The Karni Crossing was closed last week in response to numerous attempts by Gaza terrorists to tunnel under the border to carry out attacks on Israeli population centers.
One Gaza terrorist was shot and killed and two others were captured by IDF soldiers who spotted the group trying to cross the security fence into pre-1967 Israel. The army patrol fired warning shots in the air prior to shooting the terrorist, who was later found to be carrying a bomb.
Earlier in the day, five Gaza Arabs were caught trying to cross the fence. They were turned over to security personnel for questioning.