Is the IDF preparing for Operation Defensive Shield 2 - or are the current activities meant as an alternative? The answer is still not clear, but in the meantime the IDF is continuing its mini-offensives in PLO-controlled areas, operating last night and today to catch terrorists before they set off on their murderous missions. Troops apprehended two wanted suspects in Kalkilye, east of Kfar Sava, while in Bethlehem this morning soldiers are in hot pursuit of terrorists and have in fact intensified their activities. The forces blocked off all entrances to the Church of the Nativity in order to prevent terrorists from taking refuge there.
On another front, Arabs fired a mortar shell at a Jewish community in Israel’s southern Mediterranean Coastal Region last night. An army position near Ofrah, north of Jerusalem, was targeted by Arab gunfire; no injuries were reported in either incident.
On another front, Arabs fired a mortar shell at a Jewish community in Israel’s southern Mediterranean Coastal Region last night. An army position near Ofrah, north of Jerusalem, was targeted by Arab gunfire; no injuries were reported in either incident.