[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Israel Radio did not even mention that Qassam
rockets in passing in its 9:00 AM news bulletin. Their first item was about
the Palestinian who tried to plant a bomb on the Israel-Gaza border]

IDF wounds militant attempting to plant bomb on Gaza border
By Haaretz Service Last update - 09:02 19/02/2009
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1065455.html

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday morning hit a Palestinian militant
attempting to plant a bomb on the Israel-Gaza border, lightly wounding him.

The militant, who was hurt near the Keren Shalom border crossing, was later
taken to a hospital in Israel for treatment.

The incident occurred shortly after Palestinian militants fired two Qassam
rockets into the western Negev's Eshkol region.

The rocket attack caused neither casualties nor damage.

Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces arrested 10 wanted Palestinians
overnight in the West Bank. The Palestinians were taken to investigation by
the Shin Bet Security Service.

On Wednesday, a Qassam rocket hit the western Negev. The rocket exploded in
a field in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, causing no casualties or
damages.
The rocket strikes came amid ongoingEgyptian-brokered talks between Israel
and the Hamas aimed at reaching a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

The political-security cabinet decided Wednesday to make the release of
abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit a precondition to any cease-fire deal.