The execution stages of the Damiya Bridge Operation

The force left at 17:00, and arrived and hour and a quarter later at the deployment point, about half a kilometer from Jiftaliq Junction. Both vehicles and their drivers waited in place, protected by a squad of 3 warriors. The main force advanced on foot towards the target, cutting off the telephone line in the area on its way. The warriors secretly arrived at the bridge and began placing the demolition charge: 100kg of explosives were prepared in the shape of a "sausage" that was planned to encircle the entire bridge. A delay detonator was attached to the demolition charge, which was set to go off at 24:00. The prolonged delay period allowed the force to return to their vehicles and move a considerable distance away from the bridge before it exploded. Since the backup delay indicator broke down, Ephraim the saboteur improvised a catch in the delay detonator, in order to assure that during failure, the charge would explode while being detonated. While the saboteurs prepared for the bombing, an Arab trying to cross the bridge suddenly appeared. The warriors blocked his way and a fray ensued, in which two of the warriors were mildly injured by the Arab's knife stabbing, and the Arab was killed.