[IsraelTimes] Separately, mortar shell said fired at southern Israel, apparently fails to clear border; ’confusion units’ resume festivities with IDF.The Israeli Navy tossed in the slammer
I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece!
a Paleostinian man who attempted to swim into Israel from the Gazoo Strip on Sunday night, the military said.
The man was spotted as he approached the Strip’s northern maritime border and was captured shortly after he crossed into Israeli waters, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
He was unarmed and was handed over to the Shin Bet security service for further questioning.
The man will likely be returned to the Gazoo Strip in the coming day, as are most Paleostinians who attempt to flee the coastal enclave.
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...back at the shootout, Butch shot Black Bart's other gun out of his other hand......
Paleostinians launched at least one mortar shell toward Israel from east of the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gazoo, according to local media. The projectiles apparently fell short and landed inside the Strip.
The Israeli military said no projectiles landed in Israel.
The Eshkol regional council said residents of Kibbutz Kissufim, across from Deir al-Balah, reported hearing kabooms.
"We are in contact with the army, and the reports are being checked," an Eshkol spokesperson said in a statement.
No special safety instructions were given to residents.
In northern Gazoo, a so-called "confusion unit" also clashed with IDF troops along the security fence, after approximately two months without such nighttime skirmishes.
Members of the confusion unit threw Molotov cocktails and rocks, shined laser beams and set off fireworks at the Israeli soldiers serving on the border, across from the Jabaliya refugee camp, according to Paleostinian media reports.
The IDF troops responded with tear gas and, in some cases, live fire. No serious injuries were reported by Paleostinian officials.
The return of the confusion units to the border and the reported mortar fire appeared to indicate an intention by the Strip’s Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw, rulers to maintain heightened tensions as the terror group negotiates a ceasefire with Israel.