IDF tank responds to Gaza infiltration & arson on military post

After Palestinian terrorists infiltrate Israel from Gaza, setting an IDF observation & response post ablaze, an IDF tank responds in kind, destroying a Hamas observation post in Gaza.

By Ido Ben Porat

 

Gazan terrorists crossed the border fence south of the community of Kissufim this morning and set fire to an IDF sniper post.

There were no casualties. In response, an IDF tank attacked a Hamas observation post in the southern Gaza Strip.

IDF lookouts using the Tzayad system linking the intelligence gathering elements with the command echelon, as well as with the fire and maneuvering elements, through a network of optic fibers and encrypted radio communication in the field. – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The IDF Spokesperson said that “the attack was a response to the arson of a military position perpetrated by a number of terrorists who crossed from the Gaza Strip earlier this morning. There are no casualties. An IDF force has been monitoring the incident from the beginning. ”

At the same time, a drone operated by Gazans this morning penetrated Israeli territory from the northern Gaza Strip and fell to the ground. The drone was transferred for IDF inspection.

 

View original Arutz Sheva publication at:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/246268