A Kassam rocket hit a northern Gaza Jewish community early this evening - only five miles south of Ashkelon - but did not explode... Palestinian gunmen fired at an IDF outpost near Netzer Hazani in Gush Katif today; no one was hurt, and the soldiers returned fire... Not far away, a bomb exploded near an Israeli passenger bus near Morag this morning. One woman was treated for shock… An Israeli motorist escaped injuries when Arabs shot at his vehicle between the Tzufim and Peirot Junctions in western Shomron... A mortar shell landed near a Jewish community in southern Gaza; no one was hurt... Arabs shot and threw bombs at soldiers operating in several Shomron locations last night, including the Shechem, Tul Karem, and Jenin districts.
The Sharon region and Jerusalem were once again on high terrorism alert today, and residents of Jewish communities near Tul Karem were not allowed out of their towns this morning. A search of the area, featuring many policemen, checkpoints, and a helicopter, failed to find a terrorist feared to have crossed into pre-'67 Israel to perpetrate a suicide attack. The high alert was downgraded in the afternoon when intelligence information indicated that the would-be suicide bomber had returned to his home in a PLO-controlled area…
The Sharon region and Jerusalem were once again on high terrorism alert today, and residents of Jewish communities near Tul Karem were not allowed out of their towns this morning. A search of the area, featuring many policemen, checkpoints, and a helicopter, failed to find a terrorist feared to have crossed into pre-'67 Israel to perpetrate a suicide attack. The high alert was downgraded in the afternoon when intelligence information indicated that the would-be suicide bomber had returned to his home in a PLO-controlled area…