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Source: http://jcpa.org/hamas-probes-israels-defenses/
Hamas Probes Israel's Defenses
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Yoni Ben Menachem - Friday, Oct. 12, was particularly violent on the Gaza border. Palestinians detonated a large explosive device that blew a hole in the border fence through which 20 terrorists infiltrated under cover of a dense cloud of smoke created by burning tires. When IDF soldiers opened fire, most of the Palestinians returned to Gaza, but three continued to approach the soldiers and were shot and killed. It appeared to be an attempt to test the IDF's reaction - to see if a deadly attack or kidnapping of soldiers could be carried out. The number of participants in the riots has risen, together with extensive use of explosive charges and grenades. Hamas has supplemented burning tires with the use of smoke generators to create heavy smoke screens to shield Gazan rioters and allow them to get closer to the border fence and infiltrate into Israel. Hamas has turned the riots at the Gaza border into 24/7 events, including at night.