Three mortar shells were fired last night at 9:00 PM at an IDF base near Kibbutz Nachal Oz, east of the Gaza Strip and inside pre-1967 Israel. A reserve duty soldier on the base was lightly wounded by shrapnel. He received preliminary medical care from an IDF physician on the base and was then transported to a hospital.
A senior military official stated with certainty that the mortar attack was intended to strike inside Israel\'s pre-1967 borders. Minister of Defense 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, in that it was the first time mortars were used in an attack over the “Green Line” in that area.
Over past weeks, mortar attacks against Israeli civilian targets in Gaza by Arab terror forces have occurred several times.
A senior military official stated with certainty that the mortar attack was intended to strike inside Israel\'s pre-1967 borders. Minister of Defense 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, in that it was the first time mortars were used in an attack over the “Green Line” in that area.
Over past weeks, mortar attacks against Israeli civilian targets in Gaza by Arab terror forces have occurred several times.