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| Three infiltration attempts in one evening: 6 Gazans try to cross fence into Israel; 3 shot dead, 3 arrested |
| 2018-04-30 |
| [IsraelTimes] Paleostinians attack troops with bombs; separately, others try to damage security fence, enter Israeli territory; 3 locked away In two separate incidents, one of which included an attack on Israeli forces, troops opened fire on four Paleostinians who tried to enter Israeli territory from the southern Gazoo Strip on Sunday evening, killing three of them, the army said. In a third case, also in the southern Gazoo Strip, two Paleostinian suspects were jugged Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! after they crossed into Israeli territory, the military said. According to the Israel Defense Forces, in the first incident, two of the Paleostinians were spotted trying to damage the security fence and infiltrate into Israel. IDF soldiers opened fire, killing one of them, and took the second into custody. "Two suspects tried to cross the border into Israel and damage the security fence in the southern [Gazoo] Strip. One suspect was killed, the other apprehended for questioning," the army said. Minutes later, the army reported that a second pair of Paleostinian suspects had broken through the security fence and hurled improvised bombs at IDF soldiers. The troops fired at them, killing the two attackers, the army said. In the third incident, the two Paleostinians were spotted as they tried to cross the security fence. They were detained, shortly after they made it across the border. The men were found to be in possession of wire-cutters and knives, the army said. The two men, along with the surviving suspect from the first breach, were handed over to the Shin Bet security service for questioning. The army refused to specify what type of munitions it used against the Paleostinians in the first two incidents, but residents in the area reported hearing loud kabooms, indicating a tank may have been used in at least one of the incidents. There were no special instructions given to residents of the Israeli communities near Gazoo, despite the multiple security incidents along the border. Earlier on Sunday, the IDF said it arrested an alleged Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", operative who was attempting to sabotage a security camera near the defunct Karni crossing on the Gazoo border under cover of a dense early morning fog. Despite the weather, the soldiers tracked the saboteur’s movements and arrested him after he broke the pole on which the camera rested. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit released video footage of the attempted sabotage of the border fence. "This is yet another terrorist action," the IDF said, accusing Hamas of "taking [such actions] in an attempt to infiltrate into Israeli territory and hurt Israel’s citizens. This is part of a broader effort by Hamas to give its terror efforts a civilian cover and turn the border fence area into a battle zone." The statement added: "The IDF is determined to carry out its responsibility to defend Israel’s citizens, and won’t allow the security infrastructure that protects them to come to harm." Sunday night’s festivities brought to 47 the Gazoo corpse count since the start of the riots on March 30, according to statistics from the Strip’s Hamas-run health ministry. |
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