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News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation May 16-31, 2006 Center for Special Studies Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation May 16-31, 2006 Contents Rocket fire in the north… …and in the south Overview Important events Statistical data Israel’s policies The Palestinian arena Humanitarian aid A day of battles with Hezbollah Qassam rockets continued to attack after a volley of Katyusha rockets Israeli population centers in the Hamas political was fired deep into Israel. Photo: Negev. Defense Minister Amir Peretz activity The Israeli Air Force attacks in examines the damage to a house in Lebanon (Al-Manar TV, May 28) his hometown, Sderot (Photo: Reuters, May 31). Overview During the second half of May, terrorist actions focused on Qassam rockets in the south and a volley of 122 mm (4.8”) Katyusha rockets in the north. The Katyushas, fired at the Mt. Meiron ridge, hit an Israeli Air Force base and led to a heavy exchange of fire between the IDF and Hezbollah, the most significant since the IDF withdrew from Lebanon. In the south the Qassam rocket fire continued, although it was reduced by a certain extent through by forceful counterterrorist activities carried out by the Israeli security forces. Prominent were the rockets which hit dwellings and a school building in the southern city of Sderot, and only luck prevented casualties. In the political arena, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited Washington. During his visit the realignment plan was discussed, as was the Iranian nuclear threat. Prime Minister Olmert assured the Americans that he remained committed to the roadmap and would work to discuss issues with Abu Mazen. However, he continued, if Israel did not find a Palestinian partner it would implement the realignment plan. American President George Bush called the ideas raised by Prime Minister Olmert “bold,” but said that he viewed it as an intermediary step and that the preferred solution as a final agreement arrived at through mutual agreement based on the roadmap. 2 Important events on the ground AAA vvvooolllllleeeyyy ooofff KKKaaatttyyyuuussshhhaaa rrroooccckkkeeetttsss fffiiirrreeedd iiinnn ttthhheee nnnooorrrttthhh aaannnddd hhheeeaaavvvyyy eeexxxccchhhaaannngggeeesss ooofff fffiiirrreee wwwiiittthhh HHHeeezzzbbbooollllllaaahhh May 28 was a day of battles in northern Israel, the most significant such day since the IDF withdrew from Lebanon six years ago. The events fell into three phases: Rocket fire deep into the Galilee: Before sunrise on May 28 a volley of eight 122 mm (4.8”) Katysha rockets was fired at Mt. Meiron. Three of them hit an Air Force base; an IDF soldier was slightly wounded. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the attack, representing it as a reprisal for the killing of Mahmoud al-Majzoub, a senior PIJ terrorist-operative in Lebanon, whose death was blamed on Israel. Shortly afterwards, possibly prodded by Hezbollah, the PIJ issued a statement denying responsible for the attack. Two bases belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC), Ahmad Jibrils’ organization, were attacked: In response to the rocket fire, the Israeli Air Force attacked two bases belonging to the PFLP-CG in the areas of Sultan Ya’akub in south Lebanon and Al-Na’ama, south of Beirut. Nine terrorist-operatives were reportedly injured. Heavy exchanges of fire between the IDF and Hezbollah along the Israeli-Lebanese border: During the afternoon there were heavy exchanges of fire after a Hezbollah sniper critically wounded an IDF soldier near Kibbutz Menara. Hezbollah employed a large number of rocket launchers and snipers to attack IDF posts and populated areas along the border. In response the IDF sent fighter planes and used artillery fire to attack about 20 Hezbollah strongholds along the border. In consequence one Hezbollah terrorist was killed, Hezbollah posts were damaged and two rocket-launching vehicles were destroyed. 2 3 A ceasefire was effected in the afternoon after the Lebanese government requested it though UNIFIL mediation.1 Fighting on the ground: the Israeli Air Force and IDF artillery attack Hezbollah strongholds along the Israeli-Lebanese border (Al-Manar TV, May 28). The war for hearts and minds: a scene from a video commemorating a Hezbollah terrorist killed during the exchange of fire. In the foreground, the Lebanese flag with an inscription reading “We die to defend Lebanon” (Al-Manar TV, May 30). It was a Hezbollah attempt to reinforce its image as Lebanon’s defender vis-à-vis its rivals. For further information see our Information Bulletin “Katyusha rockets fired deep into the Galilee led to a day of 1 http://www.terrorism-exchange of heavy fire between the IDF and Hezbollah…” at . info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hezbollah_be0506.pdf 3 4 QQQaaassssssaaammm rrroooccckkkeeettt fffiiirrreee cccooonnntttiiinnnuuueeesss dddeeessspppiiittteee fffooorrrccceeefffuuulll IIIDDDFFF cccooouuunnnttteeerrrttteeerrrrrrooorrriiisssttt aaaccctttiiivvviiitttyyy During May, 54 Qassam rockets fell in the western Negev. It was a certain decrease in identified hits compared to previous months, which averaged 70-80 (See Statistical data). The reason for the decrease was, in our assessment, the forceful counterterrorist activities carried out by the IDF against Qassam launchers in the Gaza Strip (See below). Among the more significant such events were the following: On the morning of May 31, rockets hit a residential area in Sderot, causing several people to go into shock. One of them hit close to the home of Amir Peretz, Israeli Minister of Defense (www.ynet.co.il). On May 22, a rocket fell near a high school in Sderot, damaging one of the classrooms. On May 16, a long- range Grad rocket fell on the community of Netiv Ha’assara, damaging a chicken coop and a hothouse. IIIDDDFFF cccooouuunnnttteeerrrttteeerrrrrrooorrriiisssttt aaaccctttiiivvviiitttiiieeesss iiinn ttthhheee GGGaaazzzaaa SSStttrrriiippp In addition to routine responses to Qassam rocket fire (artillery fire, targeted killings), the IDF was active in the northern Gaza Strip, aided by helicopters. On the night of May 29 the IDF entered the Gaza Strip in the vicinity of Beit Lahia, waited in ambush and opened fire at close rage at a group of terrorist-operatives as they were preparing to fire rockets into Israel. The group was composed of terrorists from the PIJ and the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) (Ramatan News Agency, May 29). Four terrorists were killed and eight wounded. Palestinian rescue forces treating a terrorist wounded in the clash with the IDF soldiers. In the background is a rocket launcher ready for action (Al-Arabiya TV, May 30). 4 5 SSSuuuiiiccciiidddeee bbbooommmbbbiiinnnggg aaattttttaaaccckkk iiinnn IIIsssrrraaaeeelll fffoooiiillleeeddd Soldiers at a checkpoint at Burin (near Nablus) noticed two suspicious Palestinians. While they were being examined the two tried to escape. As the soldiers chased them, the Palestinians discarded a bag containing a explosive device weighing about 7 kg (about 15 lb). When caught, the two admitted that they were on their way to Jerusalem to carry out a suicide bombing attack in Israel. The taxi driver who was supposed to bring them was also arrested. The explosive device was detonated in a controlled explosion by the Israeli security forces (IDF Spokesman, May 29). CCCooouuunnnttteeerrrttteeerrrrrrooorrriiisssttt aaaccctttiiivvviiitttiiieeesss iiinnn ttthhhee WWWeeesssttt BBBaaannnkkk During the second half of May intensive counterterrorist activities continued in the West Bank. Dozens of suspected terrorists were arrested, a great many weapons were captured and terrorist attacks were prevented. Conspicuous among them were the following: D The killing of a senior PIJ terrorist-operative: On May 20 the Israeli Air Force hit the vehicle of Muhammad Sha’aban Ibrahim Dahdouh, killing him. Three passersby were also killed. Muhammad Dahdouh specialized in manufacturing rockets (IDF Spokesman, May 21). D In Ramallah, on May 22, Israeli security forces arrested Ibrahim Jamil ‘Abd al- Ghani Mar’i Hamed, head of Hamas’ terrorist-operative wing in the West Bank. Ibrahim Hamed, the most-wanted Hamas terrorist since 1998, was responsible for a long series of attacks which killed and wounded dozens of Israelis. Among them were the following (according to the IDF Spokesman, May 23): March 9, 2002: A suicide bomber blew himself up at Café Moment in Jerusalem, killing 11 and wounding about 25. May 7, 2002: A suicide bomber blew himself up at the Sheffield Club in Rishon Letzion, killing 15 and wounding about 51. July 31, 2002: An explosive device blew up in the cafeteria of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, wounding nine. 5 6 September 9, 2003: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a bus stop across from the Tzrifin army base, killing nine and wounding about 14. September 9, 2003: A suicide bomber blew himself up at Café Hillel in Jerusalem, killing seven and wounding about 70. He directed the terrorist groups which tried to blow up the gas reservoirs at Pi Gelilot on May 23, 2002, and which carried out the attacks on trains of June 21, 2002 and June 30, 2004. A Hamas poster glorifying the terrorist activity of arrested Ibrahim Hamed. From top to bottom the inscriptions read: “The most wanted man on the West Bank;” (in large letters:) “The Myth;” “The senior leader of Izzedine al-Qassam Battalions, the prisoner sheikh Ibrahim Hamed” (Izzedine al-Qassam Battalions Internet site, May 30). D Muhammad Samir Muhammad Shobaqi, PIJ leader in
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