Red Crescent personnel in the Arab-populated villages north of Ramallah this morning found the body of an Israeli from the south of the country, 63 years old, in a truck. The man, a frequent business visitor to the area, was apparently shot to death by Palestinian terrorists waiting in ambush. IDF forces were called to the scene, and the investigation continues. Although the victim was known to have frequented the local Arab villages for business purposes, police are largely leaning towards assuming that the murder was of a terrorist nature.



In other defense/security news today, a Kassam rocket hit Sderot this morning;

see separate story... Hizbullah fired some anti-aircraft missiles at northern Israel today, no casualties or damage... An Arab who threw a shrapnel grenade at an IDF force in Gaza today was wounded by IDF fire; no Israelis were hurt...