Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz told the Cabinet this morning, "Hamas will not escape its responsibility for this murderous attack, and Israel will retaliate forcefully against Hamas infrastructures in the Gaza Strip." Upon concluding his remarks, Mofaz left for Gaza to meet with IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon.
The IDF destroyed several Arab structures near the site of the attack last night. It is suspected that the terrorists who placed the lethal bomb used the buildings as cover.
The total closure on the Arab areas of Judea, Samaria and Gaza will continue until further notice. It was imposed last week before the Moslem Id el-Adha holiday in light of terrorism warnings. These have not decreased, however, and the defense establishment decided that the closure must continue.
Arab gunmen opened fire at an IDF force in downtown Shechem this afternoon. One soldier was lightly wounded. The forces returned fire, encircled the building in which several of the attackers were hiding, and arrested a senior terrorist leader of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine... In Judea this afternoon, near Kiryat Arba, an Israeli bus was hit by terrorist gunfire; no one was hurt, but the bus was damaged.
The IDF destroyed several Arab structures near the site of the attack last night. It is suspected that the terrorists who placed the lethal bomb used the buildings as cover.
The total closure on the Arab areas of Judea, Samaria and Gaza will continue until further notice. It was imposed last week before the Moslem Id el-Adha holiday in light of terrorism warnings. These have not decreased, however, and the defense establishment decided that the closure must continue.
Arab gunmen opened fire at an IDF force in downtown Shechem this afternoon. One soldier was lightly wounded. The forces returned fire, encircled the building in which several of the attackers were hiding, and arrested a senior terrorist leader of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine... In Judea this afternoon, near Kiryat Arba, an Israeli bus was hit by terrorist gunfire; no one was hurt, but the bus was damaged.