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| Palestinians open fire on troops near Nablus as closure on city eased — IDF |
| 2022-10-28 |
| [IsraelTimes] One Paleostinian killed and 2 injured as soldiers shoot at two ’suspect’ vehicles following attack, hour after army says it is ending 2-week-old blockade amid Lion’s Den crackdown Paleostinian button men in a passing car opened fire on Israeli troops near Nablus early Friday morning, Israel’s army said, moments after the military announced it was easing a blockade on the Paleostinian city following gains against a local terror group. A Paleostinian man was killed and two others were maimed by Israeli fire, the Paleostinian Health Ministry said. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that soldiers in the town of Huwara, just south of Nablus, opened fire on two "suspect" vehicles after a passing car opened fire on troops at an IDF post in the town. No soldiers were maimed and hits were identified, the army said. Paleostinian health authorities said Imad Abu Rashid, 47, was killed after being shot by Israeli forces in the head, chest and stomach. Two other maimed Paleostinians were brought to Nablus’s Rafidia Hospital. The military said soldiers who shot at the cars had been in the area as part of an offensive operation. Troops were searching the area for additional suspects, and a number of backpacks were found at the scene of the incident, according to the IDF. The attack occurred about an hour after the Israeli military announced it was opening a number of entrances into Nablus, which has been under a tight military cordon since October 12. "Following a situational assessment... it was decided to change the method of restricting movement in the Nablus area and some entrances into the city will be opened tonight," an IDF spokesperson said in a statement sent shortly after midnight. It was not immediately clear if the Huwara checkpoint was among those that were reopened. The decision to ease the blockade on the city came after Israel appeared to make major gains against the Lions Den terror group in recent days. The ad hoc group, which had formed less than two months earlier, had grabbed credit for near-nightly attacks on soldiers and settlements, including a shooting on October 11 that left one soldier dead. Lion’s Den members have vowed to continue carrying out attacks. Related: Nablus: 2022-10-27 After Israeli raid, at least 4 Lion’s Den members turn themselves into PA custody Nablus: 2022-10-26 At least six Palestinians murdered by Zionist forces in Nablus, Lion’s Den bomb workshop kaboomed Nablus: 2022-10-24 Alleged assassination in Nablus may signal major Israeli policy change in West Bank Related: Huwara: 2022-10-27 After Israeli raid, at least 4 Lion’s Den members turn themselves into PA custody Huwara: 2022-10-26 At least six Palestinians murdered by Zionist forces in Nablus, Lion’s Den bomb workshop kaboomed Huwara: 2022-10-20 Battalion commander and soldiers attacked by Jewish rioters - Israeli reports |
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