Did the Arabs attempt to assassinate Israel\'s IDF Chief of Staff Sha\'ul Mofaz last night, or was it just a coincidence? Mofaz was traveling in a six-vehicle convoy with other high-ranking commanders near Beit Haggai, south of Hevron, when two bombs exploded very close by. The explosions rocked the convoy\'s first jeep, but no one was hurt. There were reports of a third device that did not explode.
Lt.-Gen. Mofaz was quickly evacuated from the area, taken to the local military headquarters at Aduraim, and from there flown by helicopter to Tel Aviv, where it was reported that he continued with his planned evening schedule. It was not clear whether the terrorists knew that Mofaz was in the convoy or not. In addition, there were reports of automatic gunfire from the Abu Sneineh hills in the direction of the Avraham Avinu neighborhood. No one was injured.
Lt.-Gen. Mofaz was quickly evacuated from the area, taken to the local military headquarters at Aduraim, and from there flown by helicopter to Tel Aviv, where it was reported that he continued with his planned evening schedule. It was not clear whether the terrorists knew that Mofaz was in the convoy or not. In addition, there were reports of automatic gunfire from the Abu Sneineh hills in the direction of the Avraham Avinu neighborhood. No one was injured.