Two Israeli border policemen were wounded today when a grenade exploded on an Israeli vehicle in the Gaza Strip. A curfew was imposed on the area and a search was started for the terrorists. A terrorist was wounded and captured yesterday after throwing a grenade at an Israeli patrol. The latter suffered no casualties. Despite today’s incident, Israeli authorities said their new get tough policy in the Gaza Strip has reduced incidents of violence by half. Only seven incidents were reported last week compared to 15 a week earlier, before crack border police units entered the Strip to maintain order. Arab elders in Gaza have protested against what they called the “strong-arm” methods of the border police. But Israeli officials confronted them with figures showing the sharp decline in violence. A curfew was imposed on part of Nablus today after two hand grenades were thrown in the center of the West Bank town. The grenades were aimed at a passing Army vehicle but landed in a group of local citizens. They did not explode.
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