The IDF on Wednesday boasted that it had dramatically reduced Palestinian terror during the past year, saying the number of people killed in terrorist attacks dropped by 44 percent in 2004 as compared to the previous year.
A senior officer briefing military reporters said that there had also been a reduction in the percentage of civilians killed compared to members of the security forces.
According to IDF statistics, 64 percent of the 118 people killed this year were civilians. In previous years, civilian fatalities had been three-quarters of the total.
Furthermore, the senior officer revealed that successful suicide attacks accounted for just 0.4 percent of all attacks by Palestinians over the past four years of conflict. However, the 502 people killed in them represented nearly half of all fatalities.
There have been 14 suicide attacks so far this year that have killed 55 people. The IDF and security forces thwarted at least 116 suicide attacks during the same period.
The senior officer attributed the improvement in fighting Palestinian terror to the security fence and highly improved human and eavesdropping intelligence and tighter cooperation between IDF, Police and Shin Bet agents.
He also cited the IDF's effective operational capabilities, saying 50 percent of the achievements in the Gaza Strip during recent actions were joint land and air operations.
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A senior officer briefing military reporters said that there had also been a reduction in the percentage of civilians killed compared to members of the security forces.
According to IDF statistics, 64 percent of the 118 people killed this year were civilians. In previous years, civilian fatalities had been three-quarters of the total.
Furthermore, the senior officer revealed that successful suicide attacks accounted for just 0.4 percent of all attacks by Palestinians over the past four years of conflict. However, the 502 people killed in them represented nearly half of all fatalities.
There have been 14 suicide attacks so far this year that have killed 55 people. The IDF and security forces thwarted at least 116 suicide attacks during the same period.
The senior officer attributed the improvement in fighting Palestinian terror to the security fence and highly improved human and eavesdropping intelligence and tighter cooperation between IDF, Police and Shin Bet agents.
He also cited the IDF's effective operational capabilities, saying 50 percent of the achievements in the Gaza Strip during recent actions were joint land and air operations.
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