An Israeli civilian was shot and killed by sniper fire on
Tuesday, in a shooting attack near the Gaza border fence in southern Israel.
The attack occurred as the man was working on the border
fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip. He was taken by helicopter to Soroka
University Medical Center in Beersheba. IDF troops launched a search of the
area in the wake of the attack. The IDF
said in response to the attack that it "maintains the right to protect
Israeli civilians and its soldiers."
Moments before the incident, Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu addressed the security situation in southern Israel. "Since the
end of Operation Pillar of Defense, the south has been the quietest it has been
for years. We will continue to keep the south quiet with a strong hand and
determination," Netanyahu said.
Regarding the recent spate of attacks, the prime minister
added: "We have recently witnessed an increase in terror attacks. Are we
facing a new intifada? We will act with a fierce offensive policy, so that
whoever considers attacking us would have to think twice."
The shooting is the latest a string of attacks targeting
Israelis in recent days. On Sunday, the quick thinking of a passenger and bus
driver prevented what could have been a major attack when they spotted a bomb
on a bus in Bat Yam. A police sapper was lightly hurt when the bomb detonated
as he was dismantling it.
A little after midnight Sunday, a rocket fired from Gaza
struck a residential area in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, in southern Israel.
There were no injuries reported, but light damage was sustained.
Hours later, an Israeli police officer was stabbed in the
back in an apparent terror attack near the settlement of Adam. The man suffered
moderate injuries.
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