How quiet has it really been? A 6 month terror summary

This is a summary of terror activity in Israel for the first six months of 2010, as prepared by Yeshanews (Hebrew)

You judge for yourself.

6 people killed

2 critically wounded

9 moderately wounded

232 lightly wounded in terror attacks and fighting against terrorists

139 rockets fired

At the Gaza border fence 60 shooting attacks, bombs, missiles fired, and attempted infiltrations.

130 Arabs apprehened with knives. 22 admitted intentions to perpetrated aterror attack

Details:

Rocket/Missile attacks:

25 mortars and 48 kassam missiles shot into Israel

1 killed (foreign worker)

2 people in shock

45 mortars and 19 kassam missiles fell inside Gaza

2-3 rockets shot at the Gulf of Eilat

1 discovered 70 meteres from the Almog beach

Terror at Gaza border fence:

2 soldiers killed

1 injured by sniper fire

1 injured in mine blast

The Israel Air force attacked 8 tunnels, 1 weapons factory, 4 terror bases, 4 munitions storage area, 3 terrorist groups shooting rockets,

12 terrorists killed and one critically injured.

3 terror infiltrations prevented

The marines killed 6 terrorists planning an attack from the sea

18 shooting attacks against soldiers

1 hand grenade thrown

8 Anti-tank missiles shot

12 shooting attacks against workers

1 attack against farmers

3 mines discovered

5 bombs exploded

1 ‘wagon bomb’

Knives and stabbing attacks:

103 Arabs arrested armed with knives

57 on their bodies

24 in vehicles

22 with other tools

1 killed by stabbing attack – Soldier Ihab Chatib, at the Tapuach junction.

1 lightly wounded in Netanya

1 terrorist killed

1 terror suspect shot and lightly wounded

A knife attack prevented – 2 terrorists killed

Bombs in Judea and Samaria:

38 bombs discovered

4 fake bombs discovered

Rock attacks and Arab violence:

218 injured by rock attacks and Arab violence

132 police and border police, 2 border police officers, lightly injured. 1 lightly-moderately wounded

12 soldiers and one officer wounded

56 civilians lightly wounded, including 3 children, one foreign tourist lightly wounded, 4 moderate and 3 treated for shock

2 civilians injured in auto accident due to rock attack, 1 wounded in accident due to rock barrier in street, 1 civilian by Arab violence in Southern Hebron Hills, 1 youth in Jerusalem, and a handicapped person by Arab violence during a car theft.

Auto attacks:

3 auto attacks-attempts to run people over, 4 people lightly injured

Terror shooting:

One policeman killed, 1 moderately wounded, 3 lightly wounded, 2 civilians and one guard lightly wounded

Killed and wounded in attacks and fights against terror:

3 soldiers killed, 1 killed by ‘friendly fire’ during terror operation, 1 policeman and one foreign worker killed

Cemetery desecrations:

3 times ancient Jewish cemetery in Hebron desecrated via arson attacks.

23 gravestones destroyed on Mt of Olives

2 other attacks near Nevatim and Shefaram