A check of the Palestinian-fired shell that landed without exploding in Kfar Darom two nights ago shows that the Palestinians are using American-made 60-mm shells, with a range of 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles). Arutz-7 correspondent Haggai Huberman reports in the name of \"defense sources\" that only the PA has these mortars and that their use represents a Palestinian declaration of war on Israel.



Near another neighbor of the Gaza Strip, Kibbutz Be\'eri, a major explosive device was discovered this morning. The bomb included one or two mines and three anti-tank missiles, but IDF sappers safely detonated it before it had a chance to wreak heavy damage or casualties.



On another front, Palestinian forces opened fire at the Ofer Base near Givat Ze\'ev, north of Jerusalem; no one was hurt, and IDF soldiers returned fire.