A terrorist infiltrated a home in Moshav Maor, east of Hadera, late last night, but was killed before he could carry out his evil designs. He managed to enter the home of Roland and Patricia Mori, and even to fire one bullet. At that point, however, his gun jammed, and Roland began throwing dishes and other objects at the terrorist. The couple was then able to run out of the house, screaming for help. At that point, two neighbors arrived on the scene, and made sure that the terrorist did not leave the house. They later recounted that they saw his gun and heard him attempting to operate it, and even called to him to leave, but he closed the door of the room and did not come out. Their efforts were critical in ensuring that the incident did not become a community-wide alarm, but was rather restricted to one house.



Large army forces then arrived, surrounded the house, and after three hours, when the terrorist approached the front door, they let off a burst of fire and killed him. A Kalachnikov rifle, of the kind distributed to the Palestinian police several years ago, was found on his person, together with four full magazines. Police and army officials praised the quick response of the local residents. "We expect that communities will act as independent security entities, and will provide the proper response in the minutes until the trained forces arrive," the local Border Guard commander said. "There is no doubt that the terrorist intended to carry out a murder spree in Moshav Maor."