The Palestinian Islamic Jihad

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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Israeli Navy Foils Iranian Attempt to Smuggle Advanced Weapons, Especially Long-Range Rockets, to the Gaza Strip (Initial report based on information from the IDF Spokesman)

In the early morning hours of March 5, 2014, Israeli commando and naval fighters stopped a commercial vessel. It was stopped in the Red Sea near the Eritrea-Sudan naval border, about 1,500 kilometers, or about 810 nautical miles, from the Israeli coast.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (February 5 – 11, 2014)

Rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory continues. The past week four rocket hits were identified in the western Negev. In response, the IDF struck terrorist targets. Senior Hamas figures claimed they were making an effort to preserve the lull. in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem “popular resistance” violence continues.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (January 22 – 28, 2014)

This past week no rocket hits from the Gaza Strip were identified in Israeli territory. On the other hand according to the Israel Security Agency annual report, in 2013 there was a significant increase in the scope of terrorist activity in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (November 13 – 19, 2013)

This past week two mortar shells were fired into Israeli territory, one landing near an IDF force. In response the Israeli Air Force attacked two rocket launchers hidden underground in the northern Gaza Strip. On November 13, 2013, an IDF soldier was stabbed to death on a bus in the northern Israeli city of Afula.
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The Fatal Stabbing Attack of an Israeli Soldier at the Afula Central Bus Station is a Widespread Modus Operandi that is Relatively Easy to Carry Out, Constituting Part of the Palestinian “Popular Resistance” Attacks. The PA and Fatah Support the “Popular

On November 13, 2013, an Israeli soldier was stabbed to death in Afula by a Palestinian teenager from Jenin who was illegally staying in Israel.
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