Dogman
18th August 2011, 06:25 AM
The pot is getting stirred again. It was due, been too quiet.
Several killed, dozens wounded after armed gunmen fired on bus traveling near Eilat, close to Egypt border; IDF and trades fire with gunmen; mortars are fired from Egyptian border; IDF kills several terrorists.
Five people were killed and dozens were wounded Thursday in a series of terrorist attacks on Israeli targets approximately 20 kilometers north of the southern city of Eilat, close to the border with Egypt.
The first attack, at around 12 P.M., was a drive-by shooting targeting Egged bus 392 traveling from Be'er Sheva to Eilat, near the Netafim junction.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/five-killed-in-series-of-terrorist-attacks-in-southern-israel-1.379309
Israeli TV station reports 4th attack in south near border with Egypt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-south-israel-attacks-20110818,0,610565.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2011-08/64060269-18045309.jpg
Still image from video shows a damaged civilian bus ambushed by gunmen near the Egyptian border. (Reuters TV) Tribune wire services
6:32 a.m. CDT, August 18, 2011
JERUSALEM -- Israel's (http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/intl/israel-PLGEO0000010.topic) Channel 10 TV reports a fourth attack in southern Israel.
There was no immediate confirmation of the shooting on Thursday from Israeli officials. Three attacks earlier near Israel's border with Egypt's (http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/intl/egypt-PLGEO00000078.topic) Sinai Peninsula left some dead and wounded, according to the military. The exact number of casualties was not immediately known; however, rescue services say five people have been killed in a string of attacks in southern Israel.
The rare attacks in that area of the country took place near the southern resort town of Eilat, close to Israel's border with Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
Initially, the military confirmed assailants had carried out three consecutive attacks in southern Israel near the Egyptian border, killing and wounding a number of people.
Those attacks targeted a passenger bus, a private car and a group of soldiers. The number of dead and wounded was not immediately known.
Military spokesman Brig.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai says Israeli security forces tracked down some of the assailants and exchanged fire with them. He says the attackers used heavy weapons, possibly mortars or anti-tank weapons, and explosive devices during the attacks.
Several killed, dozens wounded after armed gunmen fired on bus traveling near Eilat, close to Egypt border; IDF and trades fire with gunmen; mortars are fired from Egyptian border; IDF kills several terrorists.
Five people were killed and dozens were wounded Thursday in a series of terrorist attacks on Israeli targets approximately 20 kilometers north of the southern city of Eilat, close to the border with Egypt.
The first attack, at around 12 P.M., was a drive-by shooting targeting Egged bus 392 traveling from Be'er Sheva to Eilat, near the Netafim junction.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/five-killed-in-series-of-terrorist-attacks-in-southern-israel-1.379309
Israeli TV station reports 4th attack in south near border with Egypt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-south-israel-attacks-20110818,0,610565.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2011-08/64060269-18045309.jpg
Still image from video shows a damaged civilian bus ambushed by gunmen near the Egyptian border. (Reuters TV) Tribune wire services
6:32 a.m. CDT, August 18, 2011
JERUSALEM -- Israel's (http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/intl/israel-PLGEO0000010.topic) Channel 10 TV reports a fourth attack in southern Israel.
There was no immediate confirmation of the shooting on Thursday from Israeli officials. Three attacks earlier near Israel's border with Egypt's (http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/intl/egypt-PLGEO00000078.topic) Sinai Peninsula left some dead and wounded, according to the military. The exact number of casualties was not immediately known; however, rescue services say five people have been killed in a string of attacks in southern Israel.
The rare attacks in that area of the country took place near the southern resort town of Eilat, close to Israel's border with Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
Initially, the military confirmed assailants had carried out three consecutive attacks in southern Israel near the Egyptian border, killing and wounding a number of people.
Those attacks targeted a passenger bus, a private car and a group of soldiers. The number of dead and wounded was not immediately known.
Military spokesman Brig.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai says Israeli security forces tracked down some of the assailants and exchanged fire with them. He says the attackers used heavy weapons, possibly mortars or anti-tank weapons, and explosive devices during the attacks.