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Israel
Defense Forces IDF Prevent Terror Attacks
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Joel Leyden In the past week, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) forces have continued to operate against Islamic Arab terrorist infrastructures in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. On Monday, an IDF reserve soldier, 1st Sergeant Ehud Efrati was killed in a clash with terrorists, during an operation against terror threats in the southern Gaza Strip. Two IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in the same incident and evacuated to hospital in Israel. Another IDF soldier was seriously wounded by gunfire during an IDF operation in northern Gaza. He was evacuated to hospital for medical treatment. Due to continuous launchings of mortar shells at Israel communities of the western Negev, on Tuesday the IDF targeted a Hamas terrorists post in the southern Gaza Strip. In addition, on Wednesday the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted a mortar shells launching cell after it launched several mortar shells into Israel. In these two terror incidents five terrorists were hit. Between Wednesday and Thursday, IDF forces with the assistance of the Israel Security Agency uncovered seven illegal tunnels in active use between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The tunnels were being used to smuggle Islamic terrorists and weapons into and out of Gaza. The tunnels from Egypt to Gaza were destroyed in a controlled environment by IDF engineering forces - Handasa Kravit. During the past week, Palestinians fired over 50 mortar shells and approximately 15 rockets, most of which fell in the western Negev desert of Israel. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been operating to prevent terrorist activity, lead by the Hamas, near the security fence and to thwart the launching of rockets and mortar shells into Israel. More than 40 terrorists were hit in clashes with the IDF, most of them were killed. On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) uncovered an explosives laboratory containing large quantities of weaponry in a building in Nablus used by Islamic terrorists. A wanted Palestinian was found hiding in the building. During the operation an IDF soldier was moderately wounded by Palestinians fire. On Tuesday, in a joint IDF, Israel Border Police - MAGAV and ISA activity in Bethlehem a senior Islamic Jihad terror operative was arrested. Atef Hasan Mahmud Kamal was one of the most active young terror operatives during the 1990s. Kamal was expelled to Lebanon to Marj Alzahur in Lebanon in 1993 due to his terrorist activities. Kamal returned to terrorist activity upon his return to Bethlehem. On Wednesday, Israel Border Policemen discovered an improvised handgun and two knifes in the possession of a Palestinian at a security checkpoint at the entrance to the tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, Israel. The man admitted in his investigation that he planned to conduct a terror shooting and stabbing attack against IDF soldiers. On the same day, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) uncovered a handgun in the possession of a Palestinian in Ramallah. Today, three explosive devices and an improvised explosive device were discovered in the possession of a Palestinian during an IDF security check at the Hawara security checkpoint, south of Nablus. In an initial investigation, the Palestinian admitted to that he planned to activate them against Israel civilians or IDF soldiers. The terrorist was taken for questioning by Israel security forces and the explosive devices were detonated in a controlled environment by Israel Border Police MAGAV sappers. In the past week, three Israel civilians were lightly wounded when rocks were hurled at their vehicle while traveling near the Israeli community of Karme Zur. During the week Israel Defense Forces (IDF) arrested 84 wanted Palestinians in the Judea and Samaria region. The men were taken for questioning by Israel security forces.
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