Low-Intensity Conflict Report #44

Low-Intensity Conflict Report #44, September 5, 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.

We, the volunteers of Hatzalah Yehudah and Shomron go out to rescue anyone who needs our emergency medical assistance; including civilians, military and Arabs also those within the PA territories. (with IDF presence) To us a life is precious and we go out at risk leaving home and family or stopping on the road to rescue anyone in need.


September 4, 2012

Rocket Fire from Gaza landing in the Eshkol Region in an agricultural field.  For reasons of National Security I will not disclose exact location.

During the evening hours 2 unarmed infiltrators from Gaza were caught after earlier in the day 2 others were caught near Be'eri.

IDF spokesman allows me to release:

2 Molotov cocktails were thrown at a IDF post near Abu Dis north-east of Bethlehem.

Arabs attacked Israeli vehicles with rocks on the northern entrance to Efrat in the Gush Etzion Region causing damage.

South of Ophra in the Benjamin Region Israeli bus attacked by Arabs with rocks causing damage.

September 3, 2012

IDF spokesman allows us to release the following:

Bomb squad treated and exploded under their care, 4 pipe bombs which were found during the afternoon hours in a bag which was thrown at IDF patrol by an Arab who was trying to cross the Hashmonaim checkpost in the Benjamin Region.  The Arab fled after he threw the bag with the explosives.  IDF is investigating the incident.

September 2, 2012

Rocket attacks from Gaza:

1 hit near security fence and 1 in Arab controlled area outside of security fence. 1 rocket hit in side of the Sdot HaNegev Regional Council, 1 in Eshkol Region.

IDF arrested 3 Arabs who infiltrated from Gaza and entered via the security fence.

2 additional Arabs infiltrated from Gaza

Rock attacks by Arabs near the Eli Cemetery in the Benjamin Region causing damage to windows of a vehicle

Rock attacks by Arabs north- east of Ateret Junction causing damage to vehicles.


Additional Information released:

3 weeks ago I was given security clearance to release the information regarding the arrest of 3 Arabs suspected of the poisoning of a family in Ra'anana in 2011.  The suspect Otamo Nisara, a resident of Bet Furik and Husam Abed El-Rahim from Tira, and an additional suspect put poison into the drinking containers in a private home.  The residents of the house and a policeman who was called out following a report to the police that the house was broken into, drank the poisoned liquid.

The father was very seriously injured and following a week of intensive care in the Meir Hospital , his condition stabilized.  The rest of the family including an infant and the policeman were lightly injured from the poison.

September 1, 2012

Rocket fire from Gaza, rocket hits on road near hothouses of kibbutz in Ashkelon Region.  For reasons of National Security I will not disclose exact location.