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Weapon Smuggling Attempt Thwarted Along Israeli-Egyptian Border
(Israel Defense Forces) On Saturday an IDF force deployed on the Israeli-Egyptian border near Rafah spotted five Palestinians crawling toward a prohibited area. Three of the Palestinians began running towards the border and came within several meters of the IDF force, which opened fire at them. According to the PA, who interrogated the other two Palestinians, they intended to infiltrate to Egypt in order to smuggle weaponry into Israel. Following the incident, the IDF protested to the PA, saying that it did not fulfill its commitment to prevent Palestinians from approaching the border area. A short while later, Palestinian terrorists fired dozens of mortar shells at the Gush Katif area in the southern Gaza Strip. Two houses were damaged in the mortar attacks.