Four Arabs were killed early this morning when they were sighted cutting through a fence into a Jewish-owned property. A search of the bodies found wire-cutting equipment, but no weapons. Palestinian sources said the four were innocent laborers, but did not explain why they were cutting through a fence at 3:00 in the morning. Two terrorist incidents have occurred in that field in the past several months, including one in which several 13-year-old boys were seriously wounded. Public Security Minister Uzi Landau said this morning that the "sad strikes at citizens must not weaken the army's hands in its fight against terrorism."
Yesterday afternoon, Israel Air Force helicopter gunships fired air-to-surface missiles at the car of an Al-Aksa Brigade terrorist in the PLO-controlled town of Tubas, near Shechem, killing him along with four other Arabs. Security officials say that the terrorist, identified as Rafat Daraghmeh, was planning an attack on Israelis in the next few days.
In related news, the Al-Aksa Brigade executed one of their own yesterday. Mohammed Abu Oun, 29, was dragged to the center of the village of Jabaa, east of Netanya, and was shot to death. Oun was accused of collaborating with Israel in hunting down a local terrorist last month.
Yesterday afternoon, Israel Air Force helicopter gunships fired air-to-surface missiles at the car of an Al-Aksa Brigade terrorist in the PLO-controlled town of Tubas, near Shechem, killing him along with four other Arabs. Security officials say that the terrorist, identified as Rafat Daraghmeh, was planning an attack on Israelis in the next few days.
In related news, the Al-Aksa Brigade executed one of their own yesterday. Mohammed Abu Oun, 29, was dragged to the center of the village of Jabaa, east of Netanya, and was shot to death. Oun was accused of collaborating with Israel in hunting down a local terrorist last month.