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| IDF shoots, wounds Palestinian throwing fire bomb at Rachel’s Tomb |
| 2020-08-17 |
| [IsraelTimes] Israel Defense Force soldiers opened fire on a Paleostinian about to throw a Molotov cocktail at Rachel’s Tomb near Bethlehem in the West Bank, the army said just after midnight Sunday. The man "tried to throw a fire bomb at the tomb compound," the army said. "The soldiers opened fire and foiled the attack. They identified hitting [the attacker.]" The Paleostinian news agency Wafa, citing security sources, said an 18-year-old was shot in the leg and taken to a Bethlehem hospital in stable, pH balanced condition. aim higher Rachel’s Tomb, believed to be the burial place of the Biblical matriarch, is just outside Bethlehem in the West Bank, separated from the town by Israel’s security barrier. Related: Rachel’s Tomb: 2019-07-08 Armed Palestinian said arrested at Jerusalem-area checkpoint Rachel’s Tomb: 2017-11-20 For first time in 18 years, Jews pray at biblical tombs in Palestinian village Rachel’s Tomb: 2017-04-11 IDF takes down memorial to Palestinian assailant in Hebron during overnight raids |
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