The war is being fought this weekend in Gaza and the western Negev. In the IDF's Operation Hot Iron, armed forces, engineering corps, and infantry, accompanied by helicopters, entered Gaza City last night. The forces raided and destroyed some 14 factories for the manufacture of mortar shells and Kassam rockets, as well as hundreds of lathes. The mission took place under heavy enemy fire, and 12 Arabs - mostly terrorists - were killed in the battle. There were no Israeli casualties. This was the 3rd IDF offensive in Gaza this weekend. Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz said that the government is considering taking over the entire Gaza Strip - and he said that Hevron's terror infrastructures are next.



A soldier was very lightly wounded this morning when an Arab sniper in Khan Yunis fired towards IDF headquarters in Gaza. Earlier, another Kassam rocket - the fourth since Friday - was fired at the Negev city of Sderot; it fell harmlessly in an open area. Shots were fired this morning at an Israeli car near Morag and at an IDF patrol near the Israeli-Egyptian border. No one was hurt