The latter incident occurred in Kfar Darom last night, and lasted for at least a half-hour, according to residents. "We know very well the difference between terrorist shooting and our soldiers' return fire," a resident told Arutz-7's Ariel Kahane. "There is no doubt that the terrorists fired directly at our houses throughout the incident. One bullet shattered a window in one home - only miraculously was no one hurt - and a tree branch fell elsewhere and damaged a playground."
The residents reported the shooting to Gush Katif spokesman Eran Sternberg, who, as his custom, notified the reporters. However, the item never made it into the papers because the IDF Spokesman in the Southern Command did not confirm it. He merely told them, "It was a single burst of terrorist fire that caused no casualties and no damage."
The IDF Spokesman reported on an anti-tank rocket fired at Ganei Tal last night, but said nothing about a mortar shell that landed near Gadid in southern Gush Katif.
Gush Katif residents say that the IDF is anxious to conceal incidents or reduce their scope in order not to impair the public impression that Palestinian terrorism in Gaza has ended.
The residents reported the shooting to Gush Katif spokesman Eran Sternberg, who, as his custom, notified the reporters. However, the item never made it into the papers because the IDF Spokesman in the Southern Command did not confirm it. He merely told them, "It was a single burst of terrorist fire that caused no casualties and no damage."
The IDF Spokesman reported on an anti-tank rocket fired at Ganei Tal last night, but said nothing about a mortar shell that landed near Gadid in southern Gush Katif.
Gush Katif residents say that the IDF is anxious to conceal incidents or reduce their scope in order not to impair the public impression that Palestinian terrorism in Gaza has ended.