(Updated Sunday 9:30 AM) Soldiers partaking in Operation Determined Stand anti-terror activities had a busy weekend. An IDF spokesperson says that at least five Arabs planning to carry out suicide attacks in Israeli cities were apprehended on Friday, in various locations throughout Yesha (Judea, Samaria, and Gaza).
In addition, soldiers on Saturday uncovered and destroyed bomb-making factories in the PLO-controlled towns of Ramallah and Shechem. Inside the factories were hundreds of bombs, grenades, and homemade armaments. Also on Saturday, troops in northern Gaza found a triple-barrel anti-tank rocket launcher aimed at a Jewish community in the area. The device was neutralized without incident.
In other war news, Arabs last night launched at least three mortar shells at Jewish communities in Gaza… At around 2 AM this morning Arab stone throwers targeted a motorist traveling north between Jerusalem and Shilo. No injures were reported in either incident.
In addition, soldiers on Saturday uncovered and destroyed bomb-making factories in the PLO-controlled towns of Ramallah and Shechem. Inside the factories were hundreds of bombs, grenades, and homemade armaments. Also on Saturday, troops in northern Gaza found a triple-barrel anti-tank rocket launcher aimed at a Jewish community in the area. The device was neutralized without incident.
In other war news, Arabs last night launched at least three mortar shells at Jewish communities in Gaza… At around 2 AM this morning Arab stone throwers targeted a motorist traveling north between Jerusalem and Shilo. No injures were reported in either incident.