IDF soldiers arrested two 18-year-old Arabs Thursday attempting to smuggle 12 pipe bombs through the Hawara checkpoint near the heavily Arab-populated town of Shechem, commonly referred to as Nablus.
The assailants were initially spotted by a female police officer celebrating her 20th birthday. The two Arabs, including one female, were taken for interrogation and IDF sappers were called to safely detonate the bombs. It is not yet clear which terror organization dispatched the bombers, or where they were heading.
Several Molotov cocktails were thrown at Israeli cars traveling near Kalkilya Thursday. A bus and a car were damaged in the attack, though no injuries were reported. A firebomb was also thrown at an IDF vehicle entering the Arab-controlled city.
A car was similarly attacked in a separate firebomb incident at the Yakir Junction near the Israeli city of Ariel in the Shomron (Samaria).
Also Thursday, Arabs opened fire on IDF engineering vehicles near the electronic fence along the border with southern Gaza. The vehicles suffered damage, but no injuries were reported.
Six Kassam rockets were fired by terrorists from Arab-controlled Gaza since Wednesday. One of the rockets landed in the southern section of Ashkelon's industrial area. Ashkelon is Israel's fifth largest city, situated along the southern Mediterranean coast. The city is home to one of Israel's largest power generators, and other sensitive infrastructures.
Two other rockets fell short of Ashkelon, landing in the areas of Karmiah and Zikim, situated between Northern Gaza and Ashkelon.
Thursday's fourth rocket landed in Gaza's Erez Industrial zone. No injuries or property damage have been reported.
One person was lightly injured Wednesday, when two Kassams landed in the southern Israeli city of Sderot. One rocket landed near a community center, and the other fell in the northern section of the city. A number of vehicles were reported damaged in the attacks.
On Wednesday evening, Israelis were targeted in a Molotov cocktail attack southwest of Jerusalem, near Bethlehem. The assailants missed their intended targets, and did not cause any significant damage. One suspected firebomber was arrested following the incident.
The IDF reports that 13 wanted terrorists were arrested Wednesday night by security forces. Three Islamic Jihad and two Hamas terrorists were arrested near the Arab controlled city of Tulkarem. Tanzim operatives were arrested in Beitillu, northwest of Ramallah, and on the outskirts of the Gush Etzion region. A third Tanzim member was arrested in Bani Naim, southeast of Hevron, where an Islamic Jihad terrorist was captured as well. Four wanted PFLP operatives were arrested in the village of Beit Furik, south of Shechem.
Two Arabs infiltrated Israel from the Lebanese border on Wednesday. One of the Arabs was armed and reportedly fired at soldiers in an IDF outpost in the Har Dov region. Israeli soldiers opened fire, eliminating one of the infiltrators.
The Har Dov region is the scene of frequent terror attacks by Hizbullah. There have been several recent threats that the terror organization may attempt to kidnap Israeli soldiers. Defense forces remain on high alert.
A smoke grenade was thrown in the Arrivals Hall at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday. The assailant was caught by security personnel and handed over to police for questioning. No injuries were reported in the incident.
In an incident of internal Arab violence in Gaza, a three-kilogram explosive was hurled at the Khan Yunis home of senior Fatah official Suleiman Abu Mutlak on Wednesday morning. Palestinian Authority sources report that Mutlak's home as well as neighboring homes were damaged. The Fatah agent, who was home at the time of the bombing, was uninjured, and has blamed Hamas for the attack.
The assailants were initially spotted by a female police officer celebrating her 20th birthday. The two Arabs, including one female, were taken for interrogation and IDF sappers were called to safely detonate the bombs. It is not yet clear which terror organization dispatched the bombers, or where they were heading.
Several Molotov cocktails were thrown at Israeli cars traveling near Kalkilya Thursday. A bus and a car were damaged in the attack, though no injuries were reported. A firebomb was also thrown at an IDF vehicle entering the Arab-controlled city.
A car was similarly attacked in a separate firebomb incident at the Yakir Junction near the Israeli city of Ariel in the Shomron (Samaria).
Also Thursday, Arabs opened fire on IDF engineering vehicles near the electronic fence along the border with southern Gaza. The vehicles suffered damage, but no injuries were reported.
Six Kassam rockets were fired by terrorists from Arab-controlled Gaza since Wednesday. One of the rockets landed in the southern section of Ashkelon's industrial area. Ashkelon is Israel's fifth largest city, situated along the southern Mediterranean coast. The city is home to one of Israel's largest power generators, and other sensitive infrastructures.
Two other rockets fell short of Ashkelon, landing in the areas of Karmiah and Zikim, situated between Northern Gaza and Ashkelon.
Thursday's fourth rocket landed in Gaza's Erez Industrial zone. No injuries or property damage have been reported.
One person was lightly injured Wednesday, when two Kassams landed in the southern Israeli city of Sderot. One rocket landed near a community center, and the other fell in the northern section of the city. A number of vehicles were reported damaged in the attacks.
On Wednesday evening, Israelis were targeted in a Molotov cocktail attack southwest of Jerusalem, near Bethlehem. The assailants missed their intended targets, and did not cause any significant damage. One suspected firebomber was arrested following the incident.
The IDF reports that 13 wanted terrorists were arrested Wednesday night by security forces. Three Islamic Jihad and two Hamas terrorists were arrested near the Arab controlled city of Tulkarem. Tanzim operatives were arrested in Beitillu, northwest of Ramallah, and on the outskirts of the Gush Etzion region. A third Tanzim member was arrested in Bani Naim, southeast of Hevron, where an Islamic Jihad terrorist was captured as well. Four wanted PFLP operatives were arrested in the village of Beit Furik, south of Shechem.
Two Arabs infiltrated Israel from the Lebanese border on Wednesday. One of the Arabs was armed and reportedly fired at soldiers in an IDF outpost in the Har Dov region. Israeli soldiers opened fire, eliminating one of the infiltrators.
The Har Dov region is the scene of frequent terror attacks by Hizbullah. There have been several recent threats that the terror organization may attempt to kidnap Israeli soldiers. Defense forces remain on high alert.
A smoke grenade was thrown in the Arrivals Hall at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday. The assailant was caught by security personnel and handed over to police for questioning. No injuries were reported in the incident.
In an incident of internal Arab violence in Gaza, a three-kilogram explosive was hurled at the Khan Yunis home of senior Fatah official Suleiman Abu Mutlak on Wednesday morning. Palestinian Authority sources report that Mutlak's home as well as neighboring homes were damaged. The Fatah agent, who was home at the time of the bombing, was uninjured, and has blamed Hamas for the attack.