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World Jewish News
IAF bombs smuggling tunnels along Gaza-Egypt border
19.02.2009
Israel Air Force warplanes on Thursday bombed smuggling tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border, the army said.
The air strikes took place about 30 kilometers from where a group of U.S. lawmakers was visiting, and there were no reports of casualties.
Earlier Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces hit a Palestinian militant attempting to plant a bomb on the Israel-Gaza border, lightly wounding him.
The militant, who was hurt near the Keren Shalom border crossing, was later taken to a hospital in Israel for treatment.
The incident occurred shortly after Palestinian militants fired two Qassam rockets into the western Negev's Eshkol region.
The rocket attack caused neither casualties nor damage.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces arrested 10 wanted Palestinians overnight in the West Bank. The Palestinians were taken to investigation by the Shin Bet Security Service.
On Wednesday, a Qassam rocket hit the western Negev. The rocket exploded in a field in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, causing no casualties or damages.
The rocket strikes came amid ongoing Egyptian-brokered talks between Israel and the Hamas aimed at reaching a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
The political-security cabinet decided Wednesday to make the release of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit a precondition to any cease-fire deal.
Источник: Haaretz
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