A night curfew was imposed on the so-called “green line” separating the Gaza Strip from Israel today in the aftermath of a series of mining incidents. A mine killed two members of nearby Kibbutz Nahal Oz several days ago. A military spokesman disclosed that 20 Gaza Strip residents had been arrested in the past few days on suspicion of membership in the sabotage gang believed responsible for planting the mines. A large cache of submachine guns, hand grenades and mines was seized. The curfew was described as a security measure. The suspects come from the towns of Gaza, Rafah and Khan Yunis, all in the Strip.
An Army half-track and a harvesting combine hit mines in the vicinity of Nahal Oz this afternoon but there were no casualties, a military spokesman reported. The half-track struck a mine on a road two miles north of the kibbutz. The harvester hit a mine 10 minutes later on a road two miles southwest of Nahal Oz.
The Army disclosed that a patrol intercepted four saboteurs in an area northeast of Gaza during the night of May 27-28. One of them was wounded and captured in the encounter. An Army jeep pursuing the others struck a mine which had been planted in the saboteurs’ line of retreat. There were no casualties. Another saboteur was captured in a search after a curfew was imposed on the northeast quarter of Gaza, a military spokesman said.
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