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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/643030.html
IDF Chief Halutz: Ten Shoulder-Launched Missiles Smuggled into Gaza
(Jerusalem Post) Yuval Yoaz and Gideon Alon - Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Tuesday that terror operatives have managed to smuggle ten shoulder-launched missiles into the Gaza Strip over the past two years. He also said terror elements pose threats to civilian air traffic primarily outside of Israel. Halutz said Israel will continue with its targeted interceptions of Palestinian militants, and that the policy has proven itself to be extremely effective in curbing terror activity. The targeted strikes will focus on Islamic Jihad members, he said. (Ha'aretz) In 2005, there were 37 targeted interceptions, said Halutz. On Tuesday, 45 threats of terrorist attacks were recorded by the security establishment. "One should not be deceived by the so-called calm. Underneath, the ground is boiling," a security official said. In the Gaza Strip, a bomb was detonated near soldiers patrolling the north Gaza security fence, the third incident since the IDF pulled out of Gaza in September.