Soldiers near Rafiach on the Egyptian border saw Arabs attempting to plant a bomb near their position on Saturday afternoon. The soldiers fired at the Arabs detonating the explosives. The Arabs managed to flee into PLO controlled areas. Later tanks entered into PLO controlled near Rafiach in search for tunnels used by the Arabs to smuggle weapons from Egypt. The IDF unit came under fire and shot back killing one of the gunmen.
An IDF officer sustained light injuries on Friday afternoon when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near the Salim checkpoint in the Northern Shomron.
The al-Aqsa Brigade of Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack. Arabs armed with at least eight grenades were detected trying to infiltrate the Gaza community of Dugit on Saturday night. One of the Arabs was shot and killed by soldiers. Several other IDF positions throughout Yesha (Yehuda, Shomron, and Gaza) came under attack over the weekend; there were no reports of injuries.
An IDF officer sustained light injuries on Friday afternoon when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near the Salim checkpoint in the Northern Shomron.
The al-Aqsa Brigade of Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack. Arabs armed with at least eight grenades were detected trying to infiltrate the Gaza community of Dugit on Saturday night. One of the Arabs was shot and killed by soldiers. Several other IDF positions throughout Yesha (Yehuda, Shomron, and Gaza) came under attack over the weekend; there were no reports of injuries.