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Monday, April 12, 2004
Summary of the briefing by commander of 'Shimshon' battalion-thwarting of the terror attack today in Netzarim

12 April 2004

IDF SPOKESPERSON ANNOUNCEMENT

The following is a summary of the briefing which was held by the commander
of the 'Shimshon' battalion regarding the thwarting of the terror attack
today in the community of Netzarim in the northern Gaza Strip:

Early this morning a terrorist cell arrived near the community of Netzarim
in order to carry out a terror attack.

Not long before 05:30 AM, an IDF force which was in an ambush in the
community's greenhouses identified an armed terrorist approaching the
greenhouses' fence, opened fire at him and killed him.

The ambush was placed due to warnings of attacks and the weather which
required increased readiness.

Simultaneously, another two terrorists approached the western post of the
community, opened fire and threw hand grenades at the post. The soldiers in
the post returned fire at the terrorists, and managed to kill one of them
and injure another.

Along with the attack attempt came an attack of mortar shells and gunfire at
the community, at the same time with the infiltration attempt.

According to the forces' assessment in the field, eight terrorists took part
in this infiltration attempt- a terrorist who penetrated to the greenhouse,
two terrorists who attacked the western post, the terrorist cell which
launched the mortar shells and another terrorist cell which timed the whole
attack in order to have coordination among all of the terrorist cells.

This is a combined attack of members from the three terror organizations-
the Islamic Jihad, The Hamas and the Fatah.

Instead of being surprised by the terrorists we surprised them and by this
we prevailed.

During the past two months dozens of terror attacks have been thwarted in
the northern Gaza Strip by IDF forces, among these planting of explosive
devices, launching of mortar shells, anti tank missiles and gunfire.

It is important to note that the 'Shimshon' battalion soldiers give 100% of
their capabilities in order to protect the citizens of the community and to
allow them a normal way of life.

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