An Israel Defense Force patrol killed three terrorists Monday night near Markabe village in the central sector of the south Lebanon security zone. According to a military spokesman, the terrorists were encountered about a mile from Kibbutz Manara in Upper Galilee where they apparently intended to infiltrate across the border into Israel.
The incident brought to seven the number of terrorists killed in the past 24 hours. Four were killed Sunday night in a clash with the IDF just north of the security zone.
IDF sources told Israel Radio Tuesday that the latest interception probably averted a “major incident,” as the terrorists were heavily armed. Kalachnikov rifles, revolvers, hand grenades, rockets and a quantity of explosives were discovered near their bodies.
During the past 10 weeks, the IDF killed 12 terrorists in the security zone or just north of it. All apparently were attempting to infiltrate into Israel.
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