IDF forces operating in northern Gaza have seized RPGs, explosives and equipment used in the manufacturing of bombs in a Palestinian mosque.
Some 30 Palestinians suspected of involvement in terror have been detained and taken for questioning.
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Israel strikes back, threatens more
March 3, 2008
Israeli aircraft struck new targets in the Gaza Strip today, killing two militants, after the government vowed to press home an offensive despite appeals from around the world for an end to violence.
Four workshops and an office used by Hamas were blasted overnight, said officials of the Palestinian Islamist movement, which seized control of Gaza last June by routing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces. Two groups of fighters from militant organisations were also struck by missiles. In each attack, one man was killed and several wounded, medics and Hamas officials said.
"There were a number of aerial attacks on weapons manufacturing facilities," an Israeli army spokesman said. Israel says it is targeting sites where Hamas and its allies make, store and fire the rockets which have disrupted life in Israeli border towns over the past year and more. One rocket killed an Israeli civilian on Wednesday, the first since May.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon - Saudi Arabia is urging its citizens in Lebanon to be vigilant or evacuate the country as soon as possible, Lebanese and Saudi officials said Saturday. Several Saudi citizens in Lebanon said they received calls or mobile text messages from their embassy Saturday, urging them to leave the country. One Saudi said he was told by the embassy that women and children in particular were advised to leave within 48 hours.
Embassy officials confirmed that they were asking Saudi citizens to be vigilant while traveling in Lebanon or leave the country if possible, said the government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give official statements. A Saudi foreign ministry official confirmed the embassy in Beirut has requested Saudis to leave the country, but declined to comment on the reason behind this call. The official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, added that the embassy has called on Saudis who can't leave Lebanon to be cautious while traveling across Beirut.
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Airport Arson Fugitive Held By Terror Troops (Scotland)
Mar 2 2008
A FUGITIVE terror suspect has been flown to Scotland to face charges over setting a holiday jet ablaze. Safet Bukoshi, 34, spent last night in a high-security police cell in Paisley after being extradited from Ireland on Friday. He will appear in court tomorrow charged with the late night attack on a plane at Glasgow Airport three years ago.
Major security concerns were raised after Albanian-born Bukoshi allegedly used a plank of wood to scale the perimeter fence before torching the twin-engine BMI Embraer 145 jet. Firefighters prevented a major explosion by controlling the blaze before it spread to the plane's fuel tanks
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