IDF Spokesperson Announcement

For Immediate Release

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 11:00

IDF Thwarts Terror Attack in Northern Gaza Strip

Overnight, an IDF force identified a number of armed Palestinians near
the security fence in the Northern Gaza Strip. An IAF aircraft, accompanied
by an IDF ground force using tank shells, fired towards the militants,
identifying a hit. No casualties were caused amongst IDF forces.

Since the beginning of 2010, approximately 100 different terror-related
incidents took place near the security fence surrounding the Gaza Strip, an
average of an incident every three days.

The IDF holds the Hamas terrorist organization solely responsible for
maintaining the calm in the Gaza Strip and for any terrorist activity
emanating from it. The IDF will also continue to respond harshly to any
attempt to use terror against the State of Israel.

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