At least six Gaza residents were wounded in clashes with Israeli security forces Thursday and several refugee camps were placed under curfew.
The Israel Defense Force also demolished nine houses in Gaza owned by members of a terrorist gang identified with the Islamic Jihad.
The terrorists are suspected of grenade and firebomb attacks on IDF patrols in Gaza.
Soldiers seized five hand grenades, an M-16 rifle, a pistol and a quantity of explosives in the houses, the IDF said.
The Islamic Jihad is a Moslem fundamentalist group which has had considerable influence over Gaza Arabs in recent years.
“Whosoever tries to commit terrorist acts will find himself hurt,” Gen. Yitzhak Mordechai, southern region commander, warned Thursday.
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