JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli forces defused an explosive device hidden near the security fence on the Gaza border.
The device was found near the border with the northern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday hours after it was located and disabled.
A day earlier, Israeli troops captured a Palestinian man who had crossed into Israel carrying a knife.
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