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By YAAKOV LAPPIN
11/03/2011 13:20

Terrorists open fire, shoot mortar shells at Israelis near Kibbutz Zikim; IDF responds; no injuries reported among Israelis.

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    Palestinian terrorists opened fire on Israelis working on the security fence separating Israel from Gaza. 

IDF forces on the scene returned fire, and exchanges of fire are still ongoing, an Army spokesman said. The Palestinian attack included mortar shells on the Israeli position.

No injuries among Israelis have so far been reported. The incident is taking place near Kibbutz Zikim in the Western Negev.

IDF tank shells were also fired at the terrorists.

The IDF approved a series of operations aimed at widening the scope of its responses to Islamic Jihad rocket attacks from Gaza on Sunday, but delayed the operation at Egypt’s request. Some 40 rockets were fired at Israel over the weekend, which killed one civilian, wounded several others and caused significant damage to buildings and cars.

An air force aircraft successful a terrorist cell preparing to launch a rocket on Sunday, thwarting the attack. The cell reportedly belonged to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. One terrorist was killed and another was seriously wounded.

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