Mortar shelling continued in Gaza as usual last night and today - including several shells early this evening. One shell landed in one of the Gush Katif communities last night, and two more shells were launched at the Jewish area this afternoon. The shells were accompanied by heavy shooting at IDF outposts near N\'vei Dekalim this morning and throughout the day, particularly around the N\'vei Dekalim industrial zone and nearby IDF outposts. No one was hurt.
Four residents of Binyamin and Shomron were wounded - one seriously - in three terrorist shooting attacks last night and this morning. Boaz Matouf of Ateret was shot while driving near N\'vei Tzuf, 15 kilometers east of Ben-Gurion Airport, and was critically injured. A Shilo resident and his three-year-old son were lightly hurt in a shooting near Ofrah, and in the third attempted murder, a member of the Samarian community was shot and lightly hurt this morning when he was driving between Tapuach and Shechem. Fatah, Arafat\'s PLO organization, took responsibility for all three assaults.
Gen. Amos Malka, head of IDF Intelligence, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday that he is pessimistic about the chances for a military victory in the war against terrorism. Another IDF officer said that Israel\'s efforts in this direction are like \"trying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon.\" He said that Hamas would soon attempt large-scale attacks such as bombing buildings and assassinations.
Arafat\'s speech of two days ago in which he allegedly called for an end to the terrorism against Israel has not only not shown results, but appears to have been coordinated in advance with the very terrorist organizations that Arafat said he would outlaw. Arutz-7 has learned from highly placed sources that Arafat even hinted to them that they could continue their attacks because \"the Jews have no right to exist on this land.\"
A car-bomb attack was prevented several weeks ago when the vehicle overturned on its way to the planned explosion. The GSS discovered and revealed the existence of Islamic Jihad terrorist cells in Jenin and Tul Karem that were behind the near-miss.
Four residents of Binyamin and Shomron were wounded - one seriously - in three terrorist shooting attacks last night and this morning. Boaz Matouf of Ateret was shot while driving near N\'vei Tzuf, 15 kilometers east of Ben-Gurion Airport, and was critically injured. A Shilo resident and his three-year-old son were lightly hurt in a shooting near Ofrah, and in the third attempted murder, a member of the Samarian community was shot and lightly hurt this morning when he was driving between Tapuach and Shechem. Fatah, Arafat\'s PLO organization, took responsibility for all three assaults.
Gen. Amos Malka, head of IDF Intelligence, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday that he is pessimistic about the chances for a military victory in the war against terrorism. Another IDF officer said that Israel\'s efforts in this direction are like \"trying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon.\" He said that Hamas would soon attempt large-scale attacks such as bombing buildings and assassinations.
Arafat\'s speech of two days ago in which he allegedly called for an end to the terrorism against Israel has not only not shown results, but appears to have been coordinated in advance with the very terrorist organizations that Arafat said he would outlaw. Arutz-7 has learned from highly placed sources that Arafat even hinted to them that they could continue their attacks because \"the Jews have no right to exist on this land.\"
A car-bomb attack was prevented several weeks ago when the vehicle overturned on its way to the planned explosion. The GSS discovered and revealed the existence of Islamic Jihad terrorist cells in Jenin and Tul Karem that were behind the near-miss.