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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (April 2 – 8, 2014)

This past week one rocket hit was identified in Israeli territory. In addition, five mortar shells were fired into the western Negev. In response Israeli Air Force aircraft attacked a number of terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip. The crisis in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations continues.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 19–25, 2014)

This past week IDF forces uncovered a tunnel dug for terrorist purposes by Hamas and penetrating into Israeli territory, one of the longest ever uncovered. Three terrorist operatives were killed in the Jenin refugee camp as an Israeli security force attempted to detain them.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 12 – 18, 2014)

This past week terrorist events focused on the latest round of escalation in Israel’s south, the most serious since Operation Pillar of Defense (November 2012). A massive barrage of rockets and mortar shells was fired, mostly by the PIJ. This past week Mahmoud Abbas met with Barack Obama in the White House. Spokesmen for Mahmoud
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Another Round of Escalation in Southern Israel. During It, the Largest Barrage of Rockets since Operation Pillar of Defense Was Fired by the PIJ

Between March 11 and 13, 2014, there was a round of escalation in rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip targeting Israel’s south, the most serious since Operation Pillar of Defense (November 2012).
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 5 –11, 2014)

This past week events centered on the Israeli interception of the commercial vessel Klos-C, dispatched by Iran. No rocket hits were identified in Israeli’s south this past week. In Judea and Samaria “popular resistance” violence continued.
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Violence and Terrorism in Judea and Samaria, 2013: Data, Characteristics and Trends

In 2013 there was a significant increase in the scope of violence and terrorism in Judea, Samaria and the Jerusalem area. According to data from the Israel Security Agency (ISA), in 2013 there were 1,271 terrorist attacks, as compared with 578 in 2012 (a year in which violence and terrorism also increased).
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