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Israel briefs: kidnapping thwarted, 2 bombs thrown, Gaza fire balloon causes fire
 Prisons official: Plot thwarted to kidnap Israeli soldier by Palestinian terrorist The Prison Service’s chief intelligence officer says a plot by a Palestinian security prisoner to kidnap an Israeli soldier from inside jail has been thwarted. Yuval Biton tells a conference in Herzliya the kidnapping was planned by Muhammad Naifeh, a commander in Fatah’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, who was the mastermind behind deadly terror attack in Kibbutz Metzer in 2002 in which five Israelis were killed. Naifeh is serving 13 life sentences at the Gilboa prison for planning the massacre. Biton does not offer any further details of Naifeh’s alleged plot, but says the incident highlights how some Palestinian security prisoners continue to plan abductions from their cells, hoping they will be swapped in a future prisoner exchange, because “they know that no other alternative exists.” Two explosives thrown at IDF forces near Jenin and Bethlehem [Ynet] Two bombs were thrown overnight Monday at IDF forces near Jenin and at a refugee camp near Bethlehem. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said there were no casualties among the soldiers and the forces are working to locate the suspects. Fire breaks out in Kibbutz Be'eri amid incendiary balloon [Ynet] A fire broke out Monday in Kibbutz Be'eri amid an incendiary balloon flown from Gazoo. Firefighting teams are operating at the scene. There were no reports of injuries. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-09-04 |
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