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| 3 Palestinians attempt attack on army post near Jerusalem, are hit by IDF fire |
| 2020-05-16 |
| [IsraelTimes] Israeli troops shot and injured three Paleostinians who were attempting an attack on an army post near Jerusalem on Friday night, the Israel Defense Forces said. The attackers targeted the IDF post near the Paleostinian town of Abu Dis with explosive charges and molotov cocktails. Soldiers who had been waiting in ambush fired on the men, injuring them. Their condition was not immediately known. No IDF troops were maimed in the incident. "waiting in ambush? Nice" "An attack was thwarted moments ago when IDF troops spotted three Paleostinians hurling explosives and lighting Molotov cocktails, preparing to attack an IDF post. Our troops responded with fire and thwarted the attack," the IDF said in a statement. The attack comes amid heightened tensions in the West Bank. An IDF soldier was killed during an arrest raid in the Paleostinian village of Yabed when a brick was thrown at his head on Tuesday morning and a Paleostinian teenager was rubbed out during festivities with Israeli troops in the al-Fawar refugee camp the following day. IDF troops arrested two suspects in Yabed overnight Friday-Saturday, according to Arabic media reports. Friday is also Nakba — or catastrophe — Day, which marks the displacement of Paleostinians before and after Israel’s creation on May 14, 1948. The period around Nakba Day often sees increased levels of violence in the West Bank and Israel. |
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| Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-16 10:42 |