Arab Shepherds Shoot Jewish Motorist, PA Police Shoot Reservist
19:36 Oct 26, '06 / 4 Cheshvan 5767
by Ezra HaLevi

A Jewish man was shot by Arab shepherds who blocked the road and ambushed his vehicle Thursday.

The shepherds blocked Highway 35 near the Jewish community of Telem, forcing the motorist to slow down. One of the terrorists approached the vehicle and pulled out a gun, which he held to the man’s head.

The motorist pushed the gun away from his head but was shot in the arm in the process.

The driver sped off and called the emergency center in Kiryat Arba, which sent an ambulance to meet the vehicle at the junction with the main Highway 60. MDA ambulance driver Benny Teneh said that it was unclear exactly where the incident took place from the frantic emergency call they received, so two ambulances were dispatched to different possible locations.

The man was treated and transported to Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital’s trauma ward.

The IDF launched a manhunt for the terrorist shepherds, but have not yet located them.

PA Police Engage IDF
One IDF soldier was wounded in southern Gaza when Palestinian Authority police, armed by the Israeli government under the Oslo Accords, opened fire on IDF troops. The soldier, a reservist, is in moderate condition at Be’er Sheva’s Soroka Hospital.

The IDF returned fire and killed the PA policemen. The operation is taking place in the town of Khan Younis, which borders the demolished Gush Katif town of N’vei Dekalim.

Elsewhere, PA Arabs fired two anti-tank rockets at IDF soldiers operating in Gaza.

Counter-Terror Operations
IDF soldiers taking part in counter-terror operations in Judea and Samaria overnight arrested 21 wanted terrorists from Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah.

The arrests took place in Shechem, where a large cache of weapons was discovered in one of the homes; in Tul Karem; in Ramallah and in Bir Zeit, the village known for its militant PA university.

Attacks Thwarted
Several pounds of weapons-grade TNT were intercepted by the Shabak (General Security Service) Sunday. The explosives were being smuggled out of Gaza with the aim of manufacturing Kassam rockets from the material in Tul Karem.

On Thursday, IDF soldiers identified a suspicious object buried in the ground in the Jenin region. The bomb squad was called in and a 66-pound bomb attached to a propane tank was diffused.