Published: 08/09/07, 11:49 PM

IDF Airstrike on Terrorists at Closed Gaza Airstrip

by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz

(IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority terrorists fired rockets and mortars at Jewish targets in the western Negev intermittently throughout Thursday. An IDF airstrike the same night targeted PA terrorists who were using an abandoned air field in southern Gaza.

One of three rockets fired by PA terrorists in Gaza on Thursday night landed near
Three armed PA gunmen spotted at the disused Dahaniyeh airport.
Kibbutz Nir Am and damaged a cellular network tower. A second rocket apparently landed near Sderot and a third landed near a military base. There were no injuries, but property damage at the IDF base was reported.

In additon, PA attackers fired a mortar shell at Kibbutz Nahal Oz shortly after the Kassam barrage.

A short time later, IDF forces launched an airstrike on three armed PA gunmen spotted at the disused Dahaniyeh airport, located in the Rafiah area of southern Gaza. The IDF reported that the targeted gunmen were hit, but PA sources claimed there were no injuries in the incident.

Also on Thursday night, PA Arabs threw at least one firebomb at an Israeli motorist driving southwest of Shechem, in Samaria. No injuries or damage were reported in the terrorist attack.

A resident of Sderot suffered from shock on Thursday afternoon after a PA rocket landed in the city's industrial zone. The man was taken to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon for treatment. A second Kassam rocket hit the Sycamore Farms ranch of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Gaza-based terrorists also fired several mortar shells at Israeli towns in the western Negev on Thursday afternoon, but failed to injure anyone or to cause any damage. Enemy attackers also fired on IDF soldiers patrolling the Gaza-area perimeter security fence. One IDF patrol spotted two enemy gunmen planting a bomb along the fence, as well. Troops opened fire at the would-be saboteurs, hitting both of them. There were no reported injuries among IDF forces in any of the incidents.