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The Israeli army said early Saturday morning that troops on the border with Gaza thwarted an attempt to infiltrate four Palestinians armed with AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and grenades. by hand. soldiers.
The four Gazans were killed by Israeli soldiers who "opened fire when one of the terrorists broke through the fence," said the army in a brief statement, adding that a grenade had was launched on the troops during the clashes but that none of the soldiers had been injured. .
AFP reported that an army spokesman had told the French news agency that his troops had "opened fire after one of the terrorists had crossed over." the fence and thrown a grenade at the soldiers. "
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The IDF reported that surveillance troops had spotted the cell approaching the closing of the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza and alerted the soldiers stationed nearby.
Shortly after, Israeli planes targeted an outpost operated by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip near Deir el-Balah, in the center of the Gaza Strip. Shots were also heard near the Israeli border community of Kissufim, near the site of the infiltration attempt, according to media reports in the Hebrew language and in the Palestinian press.
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The incident comes as organizers of this week's weekly riots and riots along the Israel-Gaza border have been canceled due to the upcoming Muslim holiday at Eid al-Adha, which starts on Sunday. Last Friday, some 6,000 Gazans took part in the protests.
In recent months, the level of violence on Gaza's border has increased dramatically, with night riots and arson, but violence has decreased in recent weeks due to a ceasefire agreement. de facto between Israel and Hamas.
Tensions erupted earlier this week after the West Bank after terrorists stabbed 18-year-old Dvir Sorek in the Migdal Oz settlement. His body was found Thursday before dawn outside the locality where he was studying at the seminary.
On the night of Friday to Saturday, IDF troops conducted search raids in the Palestinian village of Beit Kahil, near Hebron, in the southern West Bank, according to Palestinian media reports. There were clashes between villagers and Israeli soldiers, but no injuries were reported.
On Friday, Israeli security forces reportedly arrested a 29-year-old suspect from the Palestinian village of Beit Fajjar, near Migdal Oz, during widespread human-rights hunt or murderers, according to Palestinian reports.
Soldiers also reportedly seized the car of the suspect suspected of being used during Wednesday's attack.
Dvir Sorek, 19, a student of the yeshiva and an IDF soldier who was found stabbed to death in front of a West Bank settlement on August 8, 2019 (courtesy of)
The Ynet news site said that Israeli security forces apparently knew the identity of the murderer (s).
The army did not confirm the arrest, which indicates that the hunt for terrorists was ongoing.
Sorek, 18, was studying in a seminar as part of a program combining study of Torah and military service. The last time he was seen on Wednesday, he was leaving the colony to buy books from his teachers in Jerusalem.
In an effort to locate the terrorists who carried out Wednesday night's attack, the Shin Bet security services, badisted by the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli police, launched a mbadive human hunt in the vicinity on Thursday morning and the army deployed additional troops throughout the day. Bank of the West.
The army fears that terrorists will attempt to launch other attacks or serve as inspiration to other potential attackers. These worries were particularly exacerbated in the light of Eid al-Adha and the Jewish fast of Tisha B'Av Sunday.
The security forces also feared that the terrorist cell responsible for the stabbing attack would have split, making the search operation more difficult. The group is thought to be receiving help to escape capture.
Israeli soldiers are seen during searches in the West Bank of terrorists who killed Dvir Sorek on August 9, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
Thursday night, no one took responsibility for the murder of Sorek. However, two of the largest Palestinian terrorist groups – Hamas and Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad – hailed the attack and said it was an answer. the recent wave of demolitions in East Jerusalem led by Israel last month.
In a statement, Hamas said it praised "the heroic fighters of our people who led the heroic operation that killed an occupation army soldier." Hamas, a jihadist terrorist group, seeks to destroy Israel.
Hazem Qbadim, a Hamas spokesman, told the Gaza-based Shehab newspaper that the attack was evidence of the failure of security cooperation between Israel and the security forces in Gaza. the Palestinian Authority.
Cooperation is considered a key element of Israeli security operations in the West Bank and a bulwark against Hamas.
In recent months, the Shin Bet has warned that Hamas, based in Gaza, has made considerable efforts and resources to recruit agents to carry out attacks in the West Bank and Israel.
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