The war of attrition continues in Gush Katif. At 11PM terrorists fired two mortars at the Jewish community of Neve Dekalim, near Khan Younis. Nobody was injured in the attack. The two rockets were the latest addition to six shells fired earlier in the evening - at an IDF guard tower and at other Jewish communities near Gaza.
Mortar shells were also fired this morning and again in the afternoon.
Four rockets were fired at an IDF jeep near Kissufim, in the southern Gaza strip.
A Palestinian terrorist attempted to infiltrate the Jewish community of Netzarim this evening, but was spotted by a group of reserve soldiers. They saw him crawling in the direction of the community’s fence and opened fire, killing the terrorist.
For the duration of the evening, terrorist gunfire has been directed at IDF forced on the Egyptian border, near Rafiah.
The IDF has released for publication the arrest of Nabil Abu Kabatia, a wanted Tanzim terrorist, by a special forces unit. Abu Kabatia was involved in many shooting attacks against Jews in the Hevron region. He was hiding in a well in the courtyard of his house and only turned himself in once the army began to destroy his house. Abu Kabatia has been wanted for over three years.
This morning, an artillery unit arrested another wanted terrorist, from Hamas. He was found in the village of Kharbata, near Ramallah. He was found with a pistol, cartridges and explosives.
In a controlled explosion, IDF sappers detonated an explosive device found near the community of Netzarim, this morning. Nobody was injured.
3,568 Mortars have been fired at the Jews of Gush Katif since the start of the Temple Mount War.
Mortar shells were also fired this morning and again in the afternoon.
Four rockets were fired at an IDF jeep near Kissufim, in the southern Gaza strip.
A Palestinian terrorist attempted to infiltrate the Jewish community of Netzarim this evening, but was spotted by a group of reserve soldiers. They saw him crawling in the direction of the community’s fence and opened fire, killing the terrorist.
For the duration of the evening, terrorist gunfire has been directed at IDF forced on the Egyptian border, near Rafiah.
The IDF has released for publication the arrest of Nabil Abu Kabatia, a wanted Tanzim terrorist, by a special forces unit. Abu Kabatia was involved in many shooting attacks against Jews in the Hevron region. He was hiding in a well in the courtyard of his house and only turned himself in once the army began to destroy his house. Abu Kabatia has been wanted for over three years.
This morning, an artillery unit arrested another wanted terrorist, from Hamas. He was found in the village of Kharbata, near Ramallah. He was found with a pistol, cartridges and explosives.
In a controlled explosion, IDF sappers detonated an explosive device found near the community of Netzarim, this morning. Nobody was injured.
3,568 Mortars have been fired at the Jews of Gush Katif since the start of the Temple Mount War.