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“IAF Strikes in Gaza”
by Arutz Sheva Nov. 6 2008 - Maayana Miskin   
November 6th, 2008

 Israel Air Force planes fired on a group of terrorists in northern Gaza on Wednesday night. The terrorists were hit as they fired a rocket aimed at Israeli targets in the western Negev.

Sources in Gaza said one terrorist was killed and four were injured. The incident took place near the village of Tel A-Zatar.

The dead terrorist was identified as a member of Islamic Jihad. Earlier in the evening Ynet reported that Hamas leaders had asked Islamic Jihad to stop firing rockets at Israeli towns.

Hamas was reportedly concerned over the “security deterioration” that began on Tuesday night when IDF soldiers entered Gaza to destroy a terrorist tunnel. Military sources said the tunnel was meant for use in a kidnapping attack targeting soldiers.

During the Tuesday night IDF mission, Hamas terrorists opened fire on the soldiers as they destroyed the tunnel, leading to a gun battle in which one terrorist was killed and four soldiers were wounded. Terrorists then fired mortar shells towards Israeli communities, leading the IAF to conduct an airstrike that killed four Arabs and ended the shelling. Heavy shelling and rocket fire resumed on Wednesday morning as terrorists fired dozens of short-range rockets towards the western Negev, causing damage and psychological shock but no injuries.

Following the day's events, Defense Minister Ehud Barak expressed hope that the temporary ceasefire with Hamas would continue. "The IDF entered Gaza on Tuesday night in order to remove an immediate threat, but Israel remained interested in maintaining calm in the Gaza belt area," he said.

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