IDF chief says Gaza terrorists tried to kidnap soldiers
[IsraelTimes] IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot said Palestinian terror groups have attempted to kidnap soldiers on the Gaza border.
At a ceremony marking the installation of a new top liaison to the Palestinians, Eisenkot said, “In recent weeks we’ve once again seen the complexity of the situation, when our forces found themselves facing mass protests that served as cover for terrorist actions, attacks on soldiers, attempts at kidnapping, attacks on military posts, and attempts to infiltrate [Israeli] towns.” The IDF chief did not elaborate.
Palestinians caught with pipe bombs at West Bank military court
[IsraelTimes] Security forces arrested two Palestinians on Tuesday after they were caught with three pipe bombs at the entrance to the Samaria Military Court in the northern West Bank, police said. The youths were also said to be in possession of a bag containing a gas canister. The two youngsters, aged 14, were from the West Bank city of Jenin.
Border police said that sappers were working to defuse the devices, and that the entrance to the court remained closed.
Police later clarified that one of the three pipes contained explosive materials and that the canister was empty.