Alert soldiers and fortuitous circumstances helped thwart a suicide terror attack in Haifa today. The army placed a random checkpoint along the west-east highway from Tapuach to the Jordan Valley, and it produced very welcome results. An Arab taxi approaching the checkpoint from the west was seen turning around in an apparent effort not to be checked. The soldiers saw the taxi, and took off in pursuit. During the chase, two terrorists jumped out of the taxi and began running away; one of them threw something. IDF sappers detonated the abandoned object, and saw that it was an explosives belt. The two terrorists escaped, leaving the army pleased with its morning's work.
IDF troops operating in southern Gaza last night discovered two weapons-smuggling tunnels connecting Rafiach to Egypt. One of the tunnels, eight meters deep, ends in a Rafiach home, which the soldiers destroyed along with the weapons and ammunition discovered inside. The second tunnel, six meters in length, is under inspection.
IDF troops operating in southern Gaza last night discovered two weapons-smuggling tunnels connecting Rafiach to Egypt. One of the tunnels, eight meters deep, ends in a Rafiach home, which the soldiers destroyed along with the weapons and ammunition discovered inside. The second tunnel, six meters in length, is under inspection.