Fresh Terror Alert: 2 Roads Near Eilat Closed Off

Terrorists are on the prowl again, eleven days after a combined terrorist attack left 8 dead.

by Gil Ronen

First Publish: 8/30/2011, 8:23 AM

Highway 10

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Another terror attack against Israel is unfolding on the Egyptian border, according to intelligence assessments. Large security forces have spread out along the border and highways 10 and 12 have been sealed off for civilian traffic.

The roads were sealed off and then reopened 12 days ago when a similar terror alert existed. The head of IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Tal Rousso, later admitted that the decision to reopen the roads was a mistake.

The mistake was costly: terrorists managed to reach the roads despite the heightened IDF and police presence and murdered eight citizens. Read the rest on: Arutz7

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