Thursday, February 3, 2005

PALESTINIAN PEACE MOVES

Palestinian Woman Caught Smuggling Bullets - Margot Dudkevitch (Jerusalem Post)
Soldiers deployed at the Tufah workers crossing in southern Gaza foiled an attempt by a Palestinian woman to smuggle in 100 bullets hidden in a crate of apples.

Palestinians Fire Mortars at Gush Katif
Palestinians fired two mortar shells at settlements in Gush Katif on Wednesday. There were no injuries or damage. (Jerusalem Post)

Four IDF soldiers wounded in shooting attack near Hebron
Four IDF soldiers were wounded when shots were fired at an IDF patrol at the Hadas junction north of the settlement of Eshkolot in the Southern Hebron hills Thursday night. ...The Fatah's al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. ...

Earlier, a Palestinian militant threw hand grenades and shot at an IDF vehicle traveling on a Gaza Strip road, lightly wounding two soldiers before the soldiers returned fire and killed the attacker, military officials said.

On Thursday afternoon, soldiers manning the Hawara checkpoint outside of Nablus arrested a 15-year-old Palestinian youth, identified as Mahmoud Tabouk, who tried to smuggle an explosive belt in his bag. A home made weapon was also found in his bag, in addition to 20 bullets.

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