Israel Matzav

Terror in the Negev

A contractor has been killed and at least one other contractor has been injured in a terror attack on contractors building the border fence along the Egyptian border. The attack took place along Highway 10 where the fence - designed to block smuggling of weapons and illegal immigrants - is being constructed. As of this writing, at least one terrorist has been killed, but the IDF is searching for additional terrorists it believes are loose in the vicinity and residents of the area are confined to their homes. An earlier report said that three terrorists had been killed, but the IDF has apparently walked that one back.

It was not immediately clear if the gunmen crossed through from Egypt or from the southern Gaza Strip.

The IDF is currently searching for additional terrorists that are suspected of infiltrating into Israel. One officer said the cell likely consisted of four terrorists. The IDF has ordered all residents in the area to remain inside their homes and schools were closed for the time being.

This appeared to be most sophisticated attack since the attack last August along the border which killed eight Israelis. The IDF is working to rule out the possibility that the terrorists entered Israel in an attempt to kidnap an Israeli civilian or soldier.

YNet adds:

According to available details, the terrorists opened fire, fired an RPG rocket and attempted to use roadside bombs against two defense contractor crews building the new border fence.

The incident took place in the border's "dune sector," in proximity to the Philadelphi Route, a narrow 14km road stretching between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

Note that this time, no one can claim that we're building on someone else's side of the border. Obviously, that doesn't matter. The terrorists want to kill us because they want to kill us. They will not let us live in peace in any borders.

Labels: Egyptian-Israeli border, Palestinian terrorism

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:28 AM