By Gabe Kahn
Army radio reported that at least four Israeli security personnel were hurt in annual "Nakba Day" clashes with Arabs from Palestinian Authority enclaves in Judea and Samaria on Tuesday
Hundreds of PA residents threw stones and firebombs outside the Ofer Prison adjacent to the Beitunya crossing. The IDF and Israel Police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and other crowd dispersal means.
One soldier was reportedly struck in the face by a rock, while a Border Police officer sustained injuries to his arm.
Approximately 20 rioters were also injured, including one man who was evacuated to a hospital after a tear gas cannister struck him.
Events marking Nakba Day (the "Day of Catastrophe") marking the anniversary of the establishment of Israel occur every year.
While organizers always claim protests marking the Nakba and Land days will be peaceful, they almost invariably devolve into violent riots.
At the Kalandiya checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah, some 300 Arabs protested, a number of whom clashed with security forces.
Near Ofra, Arabs stoned Magen Dovid Adom paramedics who responded to a traffic accident, injuring them. Police responded in force and arrested three.
IDF forces stationed near Hizma were confronted by Arab rioters who hurled stones and firebombs, rolled burning tires, and tried to use improvised explosives. Two soldiers were injured. Sappers were called in to dispose of the explosives.
In east Jerusalem's Isawiya neighborhood, police arrested four people on suspicion of throwing stones. There, children as young as five years old were seen participating in clashes with security forces.
Earlier Tuesday morning, Arabs threw stones at Israelis praying at Rachel's Tomb near Bethlehem. Police dispersed the attackers. There were no injuries in the attack.
At a checkpoint near the Jewish settlement in Hevron, Arabs hurled stones at security forces. IDF soldiers and Border Police dispersed the riots. No damages or injuries were reported.
The IDF also raised its alert level on the Syrian and Lebanese borders in preparation for potential violence. Last yeear, at least a dozen Syrians were shot trying to rush Israel's northern border.
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Terrorists Nabbed With Pipe Bombs in Samaria
Source: Arutz Sheva
By Gabe Kahn
Two Arabs from Palestinian Authority enclaves were arrested trying to smuggle four pipe bombs, an improvised gun, and a large amount of ammunition into Israel on Tuesday.
Two Arab men in their 20s aroused the suspicion of Border Police officers at the Tapuach Junction, who detained and searched the pair.
Upon finding the weapons in their bags, Border Police called sappers were called to dispose of the devices. The pair were arrested and handed over to security offcials for questioning.
Such arrests have become commonplace as northern Samaria increasingly becomes a hub for the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror organisations.
January 8: Border Police arrest two men carrying 12 pipe bombs and a combat knife at a checkpoint near Shechem in northern Samaria.
April 11: IDF forces stopped a would-be bomber over Passover at a checkpoint east of Shechem, in northern Samaria. The terrorist was carrying improvised explosive devices, three knives and 50 bullets.
April 21: 2 Palestinian Authority teens carrying bombs and guns were nabbed by Israeli forces. They were apprehended near Tapuach Junction with 5 pipe bombs, a gun, and ammo.
April 24: IDF forces uncovered 4 improvised bombs on two Arabs at a crossing north of Jericho. The bombs were found in the men’s bags and detonated safely.
April 28: IDF forces nabbed 2 terrorists with 4 pipe bombs as they were trying to smuggle explosives through a checkpoint in northern Samaria.
May 7: Israeli forces arrested 17-year-old Palestinian for carrying 3 pipe bombs. The teen was detained near Tapuach junction.
Last August the GSS cracked a network of Hamas terror cells in Judea and Samaria, each of which was in various stages of planning for attacks on Israelis.
One of the cells was behind the 23 March 2011 bus bombing in central Jerusalem that killed 1 and wounded 47.
Also, in late January 2012, the GSS and Israel Police foiled a shooting attack planned by an Israeli Arab in collaboration with an Islamic Jihad terror cell from Tulkarem in northern Samaria.
