Low-Intensity Conflict Report #40

Low-Intensity Conflict Report #40, August 22, 2012

These reports are translated and publicized by Yehudit Tayar for Hatzalah Yehudah and Shomron with the clearance and confirmation of the IDF.  Hatzalah Yehudah and Shomron is a voluntary emergency medical organization with over 500 volunteer doctors, paramedics, medics who are on call 24/7 and work along with the IDF, 669 IAF Airborn Rescue, the security officers and personal throughout Yesha and the Jordan Valley, and with MDA.


August 21, 2012
Attack from Gaza; Rocket fallout in open uninhabited region . I am not at liberty to disclose the location for reasons of National Security.
Israeli vehicle attacked and hit with rocks at Adam junction in the Benjamin Region causing damage.
Israeli driver came from the direction of Itamar towards Bet Faruk and reported to IDF that Arabs were preparing to throw Molotov cocktails at him.  He continued to drive. 
Israeli vehicle attacked near Bet Faruk by Arabs with Molotov cocktails.
IDF is following up the investigation of the attack.
Israeli driver reported that Arabs attacked him with rocks north-west of Ramallah between Rantis and Bet Arieh.  IDF in control of the investigation.
Arabs threw Molotov cocktail on Border Police post at B.P. Base at Abudis north of Bet Lehem.

August 20, 2012
IDF allows us to release:
Secret Service and IDF arrested a terror cell in May 2012 belonging to the Hazit Ha'Amamit. The cell was planning shooting attacks and kidnapping in order to bargain.  Among the planned targets were: Maccabim Checkpost, and Ge'va Checkpost.
Arabs attacked Israeli youth with rocks as he rode on his bicycle at the road connecting Kiryat Arba and Hebron.
Israeli vehicles attacked by Arabs with rocks near Karnei Shomron at Azuz Junction.

August 19, 2012
Two serious incidents south of Shechem at Hawarwa rocks were hurdled from Arabs in car at Israeli vehicle. I wish to point out that the press does not relate to the continous attacks and attempted murders of innocent Israeli travelers on the roads.
Israeli bus belonging to the Gush Etzion Development company attacked with rocks near El Arub on the Gush Etzion-Hebron Highway.  The bus was carrying Israeli youth.

August 18, 2012
Close to the beginning of the Shabbat a traveler in the Eilat Hills found remains of a rocket that was fired earlier in the week towards Eilat. 
Border Police post at Kever Rachel was attacked by Arabs with Molotov cocktails and rocks causing damage but fortunately no injuries.

August 14, 2012
Security Forces allow us to release:
Arab arrested in the Shechem region following investigation into the poisoning of a family in Ra'anana when the terrorist broke into the family home and put poison into a beverage that was in the house.  As a result the father of the family was critically injured, the mother, grandmother, toddler and a policeman were moderately injured from the poison.