Low-Intensity Conflict Report #51, October 23, 2012

Low-Intensity Conflict Report #51, October 23, 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.


October 23, 2012
Gaza:
IDF officer injured in his lower limbs was urgently evacuated to hospital from area of the Security Fence from explosive device or mortar.  Incident under IDF investigation as to the cause of the injuries.
Rocket fire hits in the Ashkelon Regional Council just north of one of the moshavs.

October 22, 2012
Israeli vehicles attacked by Arabs with rocks on the Gush Etzion-Hevron Highway near Bet Umar.
Israeli vehicles attacked by Arabs with rocks in the Benjamin Region near Hizma.
Gaza:
In the morning hours : 8 Mortars fired against IDF force on the Security Fence .  5 of them hit inside Arab occupied territory near Erez Passage, 3 near Or Ha'ner. IAF attacked 2 terror cells In Jabliya,and Bet Hanun.  2 terrorists reported eliminated.
During the night IDF and Border Police carried out an operation in Halhul, north of Hevron.  3 stolen tractors were found.  The security force was attacked with rocks causing damage to the military vehicles.
Be'er Sheva District Court: Yasser Abu Hamed, a member of the Jihad Terror Organization was charged with involvement in shooting rockets, shooting weapons and other additional terror attacks.
On 15.8.06 an additional terrorist attempted to place a 30 kilo explosive device on the Security Fence south of Kissufim the IDF responded by opening fire and eliminating 1 of the terrorists. The accused was injured in his leg, evacuated to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva, and operated on.  In the interrogation by the Intelligence Forces he admitted to being guilty of the charges following an attempt on his part to claim that he was merely trying to illegally enter Israel.

October 21, 2012
Near Karnei Shomron  in the vicinity of Azun, Arabs attack Israeli vehicles with rocks causing damage and injuries.  The injured Israeli was evacuated to Eliahu Passage (checkpost 109) and from there taken by MDA to Kaplan Hospital in Kfar Saba suffering light injuries from cuts.

October 20, 2012
Qalandia checkpost attacked by Arabs with 3 Molotov cocktails

October 18, 2012
Israeli bus attacked by Arabs with rocks near El Arub on the Gush Etzion-Hevron Highway.

October 17, 2012
Gaza: rocket fire from Gaza hit one of the moshavs hothouses within the Ashkelon Regional Council causing damage to the hothouse and light damage to the area around it.
Benjamin Region near Hizma Israeli bus attacked by Arabs with rocks.
Between T-Junction and Efrat in the Gush Etzion Region cars damaged when attacked by Arabs with rocks.
Gush Etzion-Hevron Highway Israeli bus attacked by Arabs with rocks near El Arub.

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