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Troops kill 7 Palestinians in W. Bank, Gaza
Tensions mounted along the Gaza security fence over the weekend, as IDF troops shot and killed four terrorists, including two who managed to cross the barrier and enter Israel. Five IDF soldiers were also wounded in two attacks - one by the infiltrators and another four when an explosive device was detonated near the vehicle in which they were patrolling.

Palestinian terrorists wearing IDF uniforms infiltrated Israel from the northern Gaza Strip early Saturday morning. According to the IDF, the terrorists scaled the security wall with ropes under the cover of the early morning fog south of Moshav Netiv Ha'asara. Initial probes revealed that the terrorists proceeded east to the Erez checkpoint, where they opened fire with automatic rifles at the district coordinating office there. One soldier was lightly wounded in the initial gunfire and was evacuated to Ashkelon's Barzilai Hospital for treatment. Soldiers from the Golani Brigade's 12th Battalion who were scrambled to the scene engaged the terrorists in a close-range gun battle and killed two infiltrators. On searching the bodies, soldiers discovered that the infiltrators were armed to the teeth with guns, hand grenades and possibly also bomb belts.

After the gun battle, Palestinian terror groups issued a joint statement in which a spokesman for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said that the terrorists were trying to target either civilians or soldiers in the area of Netiv Ha'asara. The statement also claimed that three gunmen participated in the operation and, as a result, the IDF and other security forces continued to carry out searches throughout the area for hours after the initial infiltration. Roads were closed, as were the entrances to neighboring communities, but the security forces did not find any additional infiltrators.
Posted by: Fred 2007-08-26
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