In another incident, two Arabs attempted to attack an IDF patrol in a pre-dawn attack today; one barely escaped with his life, while the other did not. The latter\'s body was found this morning on the Karni-Netzarim road in Gaza when IDF soldiers combed the area where they had earlier heard an explosion. Near the corpse was a Kalachnikov rifle, a pack of explosives, and a shoulder-launched Lau missile. It is not clear whether the Arab, an Islamic Jihad member, was killed when his explosive attack went off unexpectedly or by the soldiers\' fire. This was apparently the first time that an attack of this nature was attempted with a rocket of that type.



An Israeli motorist was targeted in a firebomb attack at the Samoa Junction in the Southern Hevron Hills district this morning. No one was hurt... Army sources report no injuries in three grenade attacks in Gaza during the night... Defense Minister Ben-Eliezer ordered the removal of the closure on Bethlehem last night...