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Palestinian militants botch attack on IDF troops in Gaza Strip
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent

An apparent attempt by Palestinian militants to blow up a house in the Gaza Strip with a Golani Brigade force inside failed on Wednesday.

An explosion occurred in the house after the troops had already left, and nobody was hurt.

A Palestinian youth was killed and another injured on Thursday by IDF and Border Police fire at roadblocks in two separate incidents in the West Bank.

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A Golani reconnaissance regiment entered Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip in the middle of the week and occupied several houses. Two armed Hamas men were killed in an exchange of fire with the troops, military sources said. Several hours after the soldiers left on Wednesday, an explosion destroyed a floor of the house they had stayed in.

IDF sources said this was probably a botched attack on the Golani troops.

The IDF has lately increased its operations in the Gaza Strip, penetrating up to three kilometers in some cases. The Golani Brigade, which has replaced the Givati Brigade, is carrying out the operations.

So far the Palestinian resistance has not been very fierce, military sources said.

Border Police yesterday shot and killed an unarmed 17-year old Palestinian at the Bir-Zeit roadblock north of Ramallah Border. The IDF said the boy had escaped from a Palestinian police car and tried to attack one of the Israeli policemen at the roadblock. He was shot in the chest and later died in a Ramallah hospital.

In another incident, at the Beit Iba roadblock north of Nablus, IDF reserve soldiers tried to stop an unarmed Palestinian passing through the checkpoint, after finding out that he was on Israel's wanted list. The man fled, was shot in the chest and was seriously wounded.
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  1.   "Botched Palestinian Attack" 04:50  |  Rabbi Yakov Lazaros 03/08/07
  2.   Work accident - 05:32  |  Adrian de Klerk 03/08/07
  3.   IDF blew the place up when they were finished with it. 05:58  |  Omran 03/08/07
  4.   Bothched Attack but What About the Planning`? 07:30  |  Connie Searned 03/08/07
  5.   Always shot in the chest, aren`t they? 08:01  |  Johnboy 03/08/07
  6.   # 1 -- I agree it was a miracle 08:35  |  Gina 03/08/07
  7.   Johnboy-# -5-Where did ADF shoot the Afganis? 08:49  |  Daniel Leopold 03/08/07
  8.   not always shot in the chest, only when they are attacking or are 08:54  |  marc 03/08/07
  9.   I agree johnboy 09:11  |  charro 03/08/07
  10.   #8 Marc 09:41  |  Dav 03/08/07
  11.   A shot to wound is a bullet wasted 10:48  |  Aussie Eli 03/08/07
  12.   This story+sleepy Israeli soldier gives me the creeps 11:56  |  Alan 03/08/07
  13.   RE:Always shot in the chest, aren`t they? 12:51  |  Avi 03/08/07
  14.   5: Yeah, JB, we always shoot to kill, that`s why... 12:57  |  David Teih 03/08/07
  15.   Ignorant Johnboy 13:01  |  Nik Miller 03/08/07
  16.   5Johnboy,the Maan News report says that the 17 year old was shot 13:44  |  lakshmi 03/08/07
  17.   #5 Johnboy 13:56  |  Rab Burns 03/08/07
  18.   #3 Exactly! 14:26  |  IMO 03/08/07
  19.   Johnboy (second attempt, as ever) 14:32  |  Nik Miller 03/08/07
  20.   # 4 Connie Searned. 14:40  |  David Nigel Braham 03/08/07
  21.   aussie eli, and i wish i could do the same to you 15:13  |  VIPER 03/08/07
  22.   5: Yeah, JB, we always shoot to kill, that`s why... (2nd try) 15:18  |  David Teich 03/08/07
  23.   Lakshmi? 15:28  |  even 03/08/07
  24.   Johnboy the very brave...I`m sure he would have tried talking to 15:55  |  SLAVO 03/08/07
  25.   lakshmi uses UNSUBSTANTIATED source to manufacture "news" 16:05  |  CK Tan 03/08/07
  26.   Laksmi, Is the Indian Army`s motto : Shoot to tickle? (eom) 16:29  |  chris w 03/08/07
  27.   rabbi yacov LAZARUS, is being elitist a problem??? 16:41  |  Gabriel. 03/08/07
  28.   23even,my statements regarding the IDF are the understatements of 16:54  |  lakshmi 03/08/07
  29.   DAv#10 - what will you call it if you were the target? 17:01  |  William 03/08/07
  30.   "Palestinian militants botch attack..." 17:15  |  William 03/08/07
  31.   of course in the ches 17:36  |  Gil 03/08/07
  32.   shooting 18:15  |  bonsiy 03/08/07
  33.   28: Lakshmi makes the same lie 20:21  |  David Teich 03/08/07
  34.   #5...Johnboy,the civvy military expert 20:43  |  Nemesis 03/08/07
  35.   Why were the Golani Brigade occupying houses? 08:47  |  Silvienne 04/08/07
  36.   #34, Nemesis 08:49  |  Silvienne 04/08/07
  37.   Silvienne - Here`s where you`re confused 12:35  |  JES 04/08/07
  38.   37: Adding to JES for Silvienne 14:17  |  David Teich 04/08/07
  39.   #14 Where David goes wrong 16:59  |  Johnboy 04/08/07
  40.   #19 Nik Miller, no wonder you need several goes to post 17:07  |  Johnboy 04/08/07
  41.   Interesting Johnboy 07:00  |  JES 05/08/07
  42.   #37 JES makes some odd comments.... 07:14  |  Johnboy 05/08/07
  43.   #37, JES 07:21  |  Silvienne 05/08/07
  44.   #37, JES, 2nd 07:24  |  Silvienne 05/08/07
  45.   #38, David Teich 07:29  |  Silvienne 05/08/07
  46.   #39, Johnboy... 07:32  |  Silvienne 05/08/07
  47.   #40, Johnboy 07:35  |  Silvienne 05/08/07
  48.   #42 - Again mate... 07:42  |  JES 05/08/07
  49.   Not odd at all, Johnboy 07:51  |  JES 05/08/07
  50.   #43 - Silvienne 08:14  |  JES 05/08/07
  51.   #348 And JES accuses *me* of ignorance! 16:16  |  Johnboy 05/08/07
  52.   39: Where JB lies 16:46  |  David Teich 05/08/07
  53.   45: Silvienne, will you ever make a point? 16:51  |  David Teich 05/08/07
  54.   Johnby - because you are 21:55  |  JES 05/08/07
  55.   #52 Where David Teich lies 01:29  |  Johnboy 06/08/07
  56.   #54 JES thinks all armies act like the IDF 01:33  |  Johnboy 06/08/07
  57.   #53, David Teich 02:48  |  Silvienne 06/08/07
  58.   Johnboy`s correct... 02:54  |  Silvienne 06/08/07
  59.   Johnboy`s correct... 02:54  |  Silvienne 06/08/07
  60.   Still Wrong, Johnboy 07:31  |  JES 06/08/07
  61.   No Silvienne, Johnboy is incorrect... 07:36  |  JES 06/08/07
  62.   #61, JES...as for the Islamic Jihad, I don`t suppose... 17:58  |  Silvienne 06/08/07
  63.   #62 - Silvienne 19:49  |  JES 06/08/07
  64.   JES...you are talking about 1900!!!! 22:06  |  Silvienne 06/08/07
  65.   Talking of live fire as we were..did any of you see... 04:21  |  Silvienne 07/08/07
  66.   Wow, Silvienne, a lie that outdoes JB`s (3rd try) 11:18  |  David Teich 12/08/07
  67.   62: Silvienne, you still lie & it gets old (3rd try) 11:18  |  David Teich 12/08/07
  68.   55: JB doesn`t just lie, he stays in denial (3rd try) 11:22  |  David Teich 12/08/07
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