Palestinian gunman killed after firing at troops near Gaza border

[Behind the Aegis]

An Palestinian gunman was killed Monday morning after he opened fire on IDF soldiers along the Gaza-Israel border, the third Palestinian militant killed by Israeli forces in two days.

The incident came amid a steep increase in the number of alerts for attacks planned by Fatah cells. Military sources said Sunday that it appeared that, for the first time, the number of Fatah-linked alerts is equal to, or even greater than, the number of alerts pertaining to planned operations by the Isdlamic Jihad.

There were no IDF casualties in the Monday clash, in which IDF troops returned the gunman's fire with small arms and tank fire.

"A Palestinian gunman opened fire along the Gaza border. Soldiers arrived at the scene and exchanged fire with him. We identified a hit," an army spokeswoman said.


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[Andromeda]

1. It's interesting to read some of the talk-backs...

One poster asked why the Palestinians haven't done anything positive with Gaza since Israel left.

I never see anyone address that question---ever. Why are they still firing kassams at Israel? This is a time for the Palestinians to become productive so why don't they seize the opportunity and do something for themselves?

They have a chance to rebuild and create a new society so why are they still obsessed with destroying Israel?

It doesn't make any sense to me at all.