Low-Intensity Conflict Report, #72 - March 27, 2013

Low-Intensity Conflict Report, #72 -  March 27, 2013

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.

May this be a true festival of freedom for our people; freedom of living in our Land in security, freedom of knowing who we are as a people, and freedom of being unified as a people free to protect our Land, our Torah and our nation.

March 7-14

IDF  soldier injured from car hitting him during a chase after an Arab terrorist who was involved in throwing Molotov cockails, IDF soldier injured in his hand from rocks in Tekoa Arab sector, 2 Border Policemen and photographer injured from rocks on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
At least 5 improvised grenades thrown at Kever Rachel.
Terror incidents:
3 Arrab terrorists with improvised weapons were apprehended near MIgdal Oz in Gush Etzion.
Tapuach checkpost :Arab terrorist stopped and caught with improvised explosive device and knife in his possession.
Gush Etzion Junction Arab terrorist apprehended with improvised weapon and knife in his possession.
We are allowed to reveal that a Hamas infrastructure in the Hebron region was planning a series of terror attacks
Molotov Attacks:
3 near Bet Umar
7 in El Arub
6 thrown at Industrial Region of Nitzanei Shalom
1 Hawawara
1 Temple Mount, Jerusalem
Several at Hirbat Alia
Rock attacks:
Between MIgdalim and Tapuah damaging several cars
Hawawara
Halhul
El Arub
El Fuar
Near the Tunnel Road –Jerusalem –Hevron Highway
Between Revava and Yakir
Near the northern entrance to Efrat
Near G'it Junction
Bet Umar
Yitzhar Junction, Turmous Aya, near Gilad Farm

March 14 – 27
 
The Military Court in Judea presented a charge against Adal Mutzfa including amongst other charges attempted murder.  From the evidence the accused intended to murder an IDF soldier or an Israeli resident by stabbing  with a knife.  In order to perpetrate this the accused traveled to Tapuuah Junction with a knife in his pocket.  The accused then waited at the junction untileither a IDf soldier or Israeli were close enough for him to stab him.  After about an hour a number of civilians and an IDF soldier arrived to the Junction/  the accused attempted to approach them and was pushed back by a Border policeman who also was present at the Junction.  The accused did not give up his plan and in order to cover his intentions conversed with local people as if he wished to ravel to Ramallah.  After a while the accused moved towards the Israeli civilians and soldier that were present and attempted to stab the soldier to death by slowly taking out the knife from his pocket.  When the soldier saw the accused, the accused decided to stab a civilian instead who was standing near him. The accused grabbed the civilian by his head, and with his other hand stabbed him in the stomach. The accused attempted to escape and was apprehended after a short chase.  In addition to the charges against him the accused is being held until the end of due process of the law.

The conclusions  March 21 by the IDF spokesman regarding the helicopter crash which occurred on March 12, 2013 when 2 crew members of the "Cobra", were killed in the crash show a technical problem caused the crash.  The commander of the IAF ordered that the investigation continue. In the meanwhile the "Cobra" helicopters are grounded.
Rock attacks:
Near the Tunnel Road on the Jerusalem – Hebron Highway, including a glass bottle thrown at a bus and cars
Near El Hadar
Hawawara
Yitzhar Junction causing damage- no injuries
Jerusalem City workers attacked causing damage to car no injuries near "Gat Hashmanim"
Near Arab Tekoa
Bet Hadassah Hevron
100 Arabs near Shavei Shomron attacking IDF forces
Abud bypass
Har Hevron
Egyptian press releases that an Israeli civilian and Norwegian kidnapped
Hevron:  Arabs riot and IDF used crowd dispersing methods to stop the attacks.
North of Ramallah near Neve Zuf Arabs attack IDF force with Molotov cocktails no injuries
Kiryat Netafim- 3 Molotovs thrown into the community causing a fire which was extinguished
East of Neguhot- Southern Hevron Hills causing damage to windows of bus
Policemans checkpost Hevron – 1 Border policeman injured moderately

Arab terror attacks:
Shooting attack which ended in a miracle - light injury
Rocket attacks
Rock attack causing damage to Israeli vehicles:
Hevron Policemans checkpost
Errez Junction-Hevron
Near the Cave of the Patriarchs –Hevron
At Security fence Kiryat Arba
On the road between Kiryat Arba and Hevron
Haramia Valley
Highway 443
Hawawara
Bet Umar
Cross Samarian Highway
Near Ma'aleh Shomron
Anata
El Fuar
A-Luben
Near Michmas
At Bet Hadassah- Hevron
Near Ali Zahav
Arab Tekoa
Junction of Tekoa near Charmela 'El Hadar
East Jerusaelm
Abud bypass
Between Adam and Hizma
Between T-Junction and Metar in Gush Etzion
Near the cemetery in Eli
Rock attacks which as in the attack near Ariel resulted in the injuries of a mother and her three children; the baby Adelle Chaya bat Edit is still in critical condition
Injured:
1 IDF soldier
1 Border policeman injured in his hand in Hevron in Policemans checkpost
Shooting attack near Kedumim ending in injury to the leg of the Israeli
Gaza:2 Rockets landed in a yard in Sderot, 1 on the Security Fence
A-Tira explosive device blew up on the Security Fence
Explosive device thrown at Kever Rachel
Molotov attacks:
 Bet Umar
2 by policemen checkpost-Hevron
At bus near Givat Asaf
At IDF patrol Anatot
3 at Kiryat Netafim
Ramat Hagolan- several shots fired from Syria hitting IDF patrol jeep near Tel Faras