Israel police and army units went on an alert late Sunday night and launched precautionary measures following reports that armed terrorists landed on a southern beach in Israel. The reports could not be immediately confirmed. According to the reports, between seven and 10 Palestinian terrorists landed near Rishon le Zion and hijacked a truck which then appeared to have headed south in the direction of the Gaza Strip. The reports also said that a girl, not immediately identified, was killed in the hijack and that four people were taken hostage. The reports, based on police and military sources, said that units of the civil guard were placed on alert and special warnings were flashed to hotel in the area. A hotel was the intended target of a raid by terrorists on March 11in which 33 Israelis were massacred. Roadblocks were thrown up in the area which is close to the port of Ashdod.
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