Several terrorist attacks were thwarted today and last night. Two bombs went off in a residential section of Kfar Saba, near Ra\'anana, within 45 minutes of each other last night. The two were detonated by remote control on the same street. Three people were wounded by the bombs, including one in light-to-moderate condition who was wounded in his eyes. Security sources say that the bombs were similar in several respects to the explosives that were detonated in Hod HaSharon two weeks ago. In addition, IDF soldiers last night identified an armed Palestinian terrorist approaching an army post near Tel Katifa in Gush Katif, Gaza. The soldiers opened fire at the terrorist and shot him.
Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Peled, who served as an aide to former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, told Arutz-7 today that there is no need to wonder any longer whether the Palestinians have declared war on Israel: \"The Palestinians are throwing everything they have at us; that\'s war! Those who hesitate to call this a war do so because the PA has not used planes and tanks - but that\'s because they don\'t have any!\" Peled said, however, that this does not mean that Israel should retaliate with everything that *we* have: \"Everything must be done in proportion… But we must do whatever necessary to ensure that our citizens can live their lives safely. True, the attacks cannot be stopped in 24 or 48 hours, but over the course of a period of time, it is definitely a realistic goal to have the Palestinians wondering whether it is worth it for them to continue [the violence]. I\'ll say again what I\'ve been saying for months: We have to act in a way that will have Arafat go running to the Americans, begging them to ‘stop those Jews, they’ve gone crazy…\' What Sharon has done so far is the beginning of this process.\"
Other attacks today: Molotov cocktails and large rocks were hurled at an IDF post at the A-Ram junction between Jerusalem and Ramallah this afternoon; IDF soldiers returned rubber-bullet fire… A barrage of rocks and nails were hurled at the main square in the Gush Katif town of N\'vei Dekalim... Palestinian security forces fired four times early this morning against IDF forces in the Gaza Strip, including from Khan Yunis at the town of N\'vei Dekalim. IDF soldiers returned fire... A pipe bomb exploded near the Peirot (Fruit) Junction along the Kalkilye-Alfei Menashe route late this morning... An IDF convoy in the northern Shomron was attacked by Palestinian shooting this afternoon, minutes after a bomb exploded alongside the patrol... Palestinian terrorists shot at the IDF checkpoint on the Tunnels Highway today; no one was hurt in these incidents. Many shooting attacks of this nature have been shown in the past to be in complicity with official Palestinian Authority organs...
Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Peled, who served as an aide to former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, told Arutz-7 today that there is no need to wonder any longer whether the Palestinians have declared war on Israel: \"The Palestinians are throwing everything they have at us; that\'s war! Those who hesitate to call this a war do so because the PA has not used planes and tanks - but that\'s because they don\'t have any!\" Peled said, however, that this does not mean that Israel should retaliate with everything that *we* have: \"Everything must be done in proportion… But we must do whatever necessary to ensure that our citizens can live their lives safely. True, the attacks cannot be stopped in 24 or 48 hours, but over the course of a period of time, it is definitely a realistic goal to have the Palestinians wondering whether it is worth it for them to continue [the violence]. I\'ll say again what I\'ve been saying for months: We have to act in a way that will have Arafat go running to the Americans, begging them to ‘stop those Jews, they’ve gone crazy…\' What Sharon has done so far is the beginning of this process.\"
Other attacks today: Molotov cocktails and large rocks were hurled at an IDF post at the A-Ram junction between Jerusalem and Ramallah this afternoon; IDF soldiers returned rubber-bullet fire… A barrage of rocks and nails were hurled at the main square in the Gush Katif town of N\'vei Dekalim... Palestinian security forces fired four times early this morning against IDF forces in the Gaza Strip, including from Khan Yunis at the town of N\'vei Dekalim. IDF soldiers returned fire... A pipe bomb exploded near the Peirot (Fruit) Junction along the Kalkilye-Alfei Menashe route late this morning... An IDF convoy in the northern Shomron was attacked by Palestinian shooting this afternoon, minutes after a bomb exploded alongside the patrol... Palestinian terrorists shot at the IDF checkpoint on the Tunnels Highway today; no one was hurt in these incidents. Many shooting attacks of this nature have been shown in the past to be in complicity with official Palestinian Authority organs...