Three mortar shells were fired last night at 9:00 PM at an IDF base near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, just inland from the Gaza coast. A reserve duty soldier assigned to the sentry post of the IDF base was lightly wounded by shrapnel in the attack. He received preliminary medical care from an IDF physician on the base and then transported to a hospital.
A senior military official on Sunday night stated with certainty that the mortar attack south of Ashkelon was intended to strike inside Israel\'s pre-1967 borders. Minister of Defense Binyamin Ben-Eliezer stated that Israel will not accept the current situation and will deploy the necessary forces to protect its citizens.
IDF commanders stated that the attack signals the crossing of yet another red line by terrorist forces; the first time that mortars were used in an attack over the “Green Line” in that area over recent months. This marks an additional increase in the level of daily warfare aimed against Israeli civilian and military targets
Over past weeks, the use of mortar attacks against civilian targets in Gaza by PA terror forces has become increasingly commonplace.
A senior military official on Sunday night stated with certainty that the mortar attack south of Ashkelon was intended to strike inside Israel\'s pre-1967 borders. Minister of Defense Binyamin Ben-Eliezer stated that Israel will not accept the current situation and will deploy the necessary forces to protect its citizens.
IDF commanders stated that the attack signals the crossing of yet another red line by terrorist forces; the first time that mortars were used in an attack over the “Green Line” in that area over recent months. This marks an additional increase in the level of daily warfare aimed against Israeli civilian and military targets
Over past weeks, the use of mortar attacks against civilian targets in Gaza by PA terror forces has become increasingly commonplace.