(Jerusalem Post) - IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya'alon has defended the destruction of terrorists' houses, saying that neighbors and family members of would-be Palestinian suicide bombers often come forward with information to prevent pending attacks, in an effort to spare their homes from demolition. Speaking to cabinet ministers on Sunday, Ya'alon also reported on over 70 terror attacks in the last week: seven shootings on the highways; 32 shootings attacks on security forces; 12 mortar attacks in the Gaza Strip; five rocket attacks; and 19 mine and anti-tank attacks on forces in the Philadelphia Corridor on the border with Egypt.
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