Israel thwarts three attacks

Israeli security forces foiled three attempted Palestinian terrorist attacks.

Troops arrested a Palestinian on Monday who tried to cross the boundary fence from the northern Gaza Strip into Israel; the man was wearing an explosives belt of the kind used by suicide bombers.

Outside Jerusalem, soldiers intercepted two Palestinians who tried to sneak into the Har Homa neighborhood with knives, Molotov cocktails and a Hamas flag. In the West Bank, two knife-wielding Palestinians were caught attempting to cut through the fence protecting a Jordan Valley settlement.

On Sunday, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the Israeli Cabinet that the intelligence services had received dozens of alerts of impending terrorist attacks.