IDF Thwarts Pesach Terror Attack
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For the first time since disengagement, IDF troops entered the Gaza Strip on Thursday in search of explosives devices they feared had been planted along the security fence.
An IDF engineering entered Gaza near the Kissufim Crossing after on Tuesday night, just as most of the country was sitting down for their Pesach Seder, two terrorists armed with grenades and automatic rifles tried infiltrating into Israel nearby. Led by Col. Moni Katz – commander of Northern Gaza Brigade – the troops entered 50 meters into Gaza and after several hours left after verifying that no bombs had been planted along the fence.
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Jericho Man Murdered Over Home Sale
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The body of an Arab resident of Jerusalem who had been accused of selling his apartment to Jews was found on Thursday morning in Jericho.
Fatah gunmen belonging to the group’s armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, claimed responsibility for the murder.
The victim was identified as Muhammed Abu al-Hawa, a 42-year-old father of eight from the a-Tur neighborhood on the Mount of Olives. Palestinian Authority security officials said he had been hit by seven bullets in the head and chest. They added that the man had also been tortured before his car was set on fire.
The Abu al-Hawa clan is one of the biggest and oldest families whose members have been living on the Mount of Olives for many generations.
The victim’s family was one of two families who recently sold three strategically located apartments overlooking the Temple Mount and the Old City.