A Border Guard police unit operating in the PLO-controlled village of Tubas last night killed senior Hamas terrorist Assam Sawafte. Sawafte was responsible for enlisting and dispatching several suicide bombers in the last few months. The forces surrounded Sawafte's uncle's home and called on him to surrender; he did not, and was killed in the ensuing gun battle.
An attempt to murder a Border Guard policeman in Hevron was thwarted this afternoon when soldiers saw an Arab woman approaching his post with a knife in her hand. They overcame her, and managed to get the knife away. She was taken to the Hevron police station... Arabs fired two more mortar shells at Gush Katif communities last night. One of the shells slammed into an apartment building, causing damage but no injuries... A bus in Yesha and homes in the Dagan neighborhood of Efrat were shot at last night. Over 20 bullets hit the bus between Ofrah and Shilo. No one was hurt in either incident.
IDF troops continue to operate in the PA-controlled city of Jenin in search of Arab terror suspects. A total of 60 wanted Palestinian terrorists have been taken into custody since Friday, and troops have also discovered several bomb-making laboratories. At least one ready-for-use explosives belt was found and dismantled. North of Hevron, Ali Muhammad Asfoura of Hamas was apprehended this morning after having long been wanted by Israeli security forces. Last night near Shechem, a terrorist engaged in planning a major attack was caught, and led his captors to the explosives belt he planned to detonate. Near Ramallah last night, forces arrested Fatah-Tanzim officer Iman Abu-Areb, responsible for terror attacks on both sides of the Green Line.
An attempt to murder a Border Guard policeman in Hevron was thwarted this afternoon when soldiers saw an Arab woman approaching his post with a knife in her hand. They overcame her, and managed to get the knife away. She was taken to the Hevron police station... Arabs fired two more mortar shells at Gush Katif communities last night. One of the shells slammed into an apartment building, causing damage but no injuries... A bus in Yesha and homes in the Dagan neighborhood of Efrat were shot at last night. Over 20 bullets hit the bus between Ofrah and Shilo. No one was hurt in either incident.
IDF troops continue to operate in the PA-controlled city of Jenin in search of Arab terror suspects. A total of 60 wanted Palestinian terrorists have been taken into custody since Friday, and troops have also discovered several bomb-making laboratories. At least one ready-for-use explosives belt was found and dismantled. North of Hevron, Ali Muhammad Asfoura of Hamas was apprehended this morning after having long been wanted by Israeli security forces. Last night near Shechem, a terrorist engaged in planning a major attack was caught, and led his captors to the explosives belt he planned to detonate. Near Ramallah last night, forces arrested Fatah-Tanzim officer Iman Abu-Areb, responsible for terror attacks on both sides of the Green Line.