Yet another Palestinian-fired rocket hit the southern municipality of Sderot this afternoon. No one was hurt in the attack, which originated in nearby PA-controlled Gaza, and the rocket apparently landed in an open area. Two mortar shells were fired this morning at Netzarim, north of Gush Katif. No one was hurt, and there was no damage.
The IDF continued its counter-terrorism activities last night, arresting a senior Hamas figure in Ramallah late yesterday afternoon. IDF forces also demolished two terrorist homes last night. Another leading Hamas terrorist, Abdel Karim Ziada, was arrested and his home destroyed - but not before IDF troops found a Kalachnikov rifle, grenades, an explosives vest of the kind used in human-bomb attacks, two anti-tank rocket launchers, three shells, two 20-kilogram bombs, and more. By way of comparison, the bomb used in yesterday's attack in Haifa, in which 15 were killed, contained 8 kilograms of explosives.
An IDF soldier was lightly wounded by Palestinian sniper fire this morning in downtown Bethlehem. He was transferred to a hospital for treatment, while his friends succeeded in killing the sniper.
The IDF continued its counter-terrorism activities last night, arresting a senior Hamas figure in Ramallah late yesterday afternoon. IDF forces also demolished two terrorist homes last night. Another leading Hamas terrorist, Abdel Karim Ziada, was arrested and his home destroyed - but not before IDF troops found a Kalachnikov rifle, grenades, an explosives vest of the kind used in human-bomb attacks, two anti-tank rocket launchers, three shells, two 20-kilogram bombs, and more. By way of comparison, the bomb used in yesterday's attack in Haifa, in which 15 were killed, contained 8 kilograms of explosives.
An IDF soldier was lightly wounded by Palestinian sniper fire this morning in downtown Bethlehem. He was transferred to a hospital for treatment, while his friends succeeded in killing the sniper.