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Saturday, November 25, 2000
IDF Spokesperson: A Summary of Today's Events in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (as of 19:30 24 November 2000)

Strip (as of 19:30 24 November 2000)

24 November 2000

The West Bank

An Israeli civilian employed by the IDF was murdered this afternoon, shot
dead when fire was opened at his vehicle, near the village of Otzrin, east
of the Tapoah Junction in the region of Samaria.IDF Spokesperson: A Summary of Today's Events in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip (as of 19:30 24 November 2000)

24 November 2000

The West Bank

An Israeli civilian employed by the IDF was murdered this afternoon, shot
dead when fire was opened at his vehicle, near the village of Otzrin, east
of the Tapoah Junction in the region of Samaria. Two other passengers were
in the vehicle at the time.

Following the shooting, the driver continued to the Tapoah Junction, where
an IDF medical team attempted to revive the civilian, but did not succeed.

Another Israeli civilian was lightly wounded from a rock thrown at his
vehicle, driving from Beit Horon in the direction of Modi'in

An IDF officer was lightly wounded this afternoon, from stones thrown at an
IDF force at the Jewish settlement in Hebron. He was treated on site by an
army medic and was evacuated for further treatment at a hospital.

An explosive charge was employed against a Gush Etzion regional municipality
bus, north of Beit Anon Junction, located to the north of Hebron. No one as
injured but the bus was damaged.


Palestinians opened fire at Israeli civilians and IDF force at the following
sites:


Exchanges of fire took for nearly an hour at Ayosh Junction.

Palestinian snipers fired at IDF positions at Rachel's Tomb. IDF forces
fired tank shells at the sources of the fire. Earlier, shots were fired at
the tomb, the source of fire was not identified and therfore IDF forces did
not return fire.

Shots were fired toward the industrial area west of Tul Karem. An IDF force
at the site returned fire toward the sources of the shooting.

Shots were fired at an Israeli vehicle east of Tul Karem. No one was injured
bus the vehicle was damaged.

In two incidents, shots were fired at a Border Police base north of the
Jerusalem. In one of these incidents, the policemen at the base returned
fire.

Violent disturbances, which included throwing of stones and petrol bombs and
burning of car tires occurred at the following sites:

In the area of the village of Al-Arub, south of Beit Lehem, the northern
Shema'a Junction, the East Halhul Junction, Ayosh Junction, the entrance to
the Kalandia refugee camp south of Ramallah, the Peirot block and the
security road near Kalkillia, the village of Hares east of Ariel, near the
Kaduri college east of Tul Karem, at the southern Jericho roadblock and at
Al-Hadar Junction south of Jerusalem.

In some of the incidents the IDF is employing measures for crowd dispersal.

The Gaza Strip

Shots were fired this morning toward a convoy making its way to the
community of Netzarim.
IDF forces returned fire toward the sources of the shooting.

Palestinian policemen wearing bullet proof vests fired at the community of
Rafiah-Yam in the southern part of the Gush Katif region.

During the early afternoon, Palestinians fired live ammunition at IDF
positions near the community of Neve Dekalim. In one incident an anti-tank
missile was fired at an IDF position. IDF forces returned fire at the
sources of the shooting and fired an anti-tank missile toward the location
from which the Palestinian missile was fired.

In the last hours shots have been fired at the Southern Gaza Brigade HQ.



0011241400112411/24/00 0:00:0012/30/99 3:19:45IDF Spokesperson: Arrest of Palestinian suspected of shooting Attacks by the Security ForcesIDF Spokesperson: Arrest of Palestinian suspected of shooting Attacks by the
Security Forces

24 November 2000

During initiated activity by the IDF and the security forces, several
Palestinians were arrested during the night, suspected of being responsible
for several shooting attack against civilians and soldiers in the Samaria
region.IDF Spokesperson: Arrest of Palestinian suspected of shooting Attacks by the
Security Forces

24 November 2000

During initiated activity by the IDF and the security forces, several
Palestinians were arrested during the night, suspected of being responsible
for several shooting attack against civilians and soldiers in the Samaria
region.

The IDF and the security forces will continue their initiated activity,
whose target is the thwarting of terrorist attacks.

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