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| Shots fired at military post in central West Bank, gunman shot dead — IDF |
| 2022-12-08 |
| [IsraelTimes] Gunfire near settlement of Ofra comes hours after attack near another military post, amid uptick in shootings in West Bank A Paleostinian gunman who opened fire from a passing vehicle at a military post near the West Bank settlement of Ofra on Wednesday afternoon was rubbed out following a brief chase, the military said. It was the second shooting attack within hours, and came amid an uptick in attacks in the West Bank. Footage published by Paleostinian media outlets purportedly showed the moment of the attack. The gunman can be seen standing outside of his vehicle firing several times toward the military post. The Israel Defense Forces said troops returned fire before beginning a pursuit of the gunman, who expeditiously departed at a goodly pace. He was rubbed out in the nearby Paleostinian town of Dayr Dibwan. "During the pursuit, the suspect spotted the soldiers, got out of the vehicle and fired at them. The soldiers responded with live fire and neutralized the assailant," the IDF said in a statement. Images from the scene showed the dead gunman on the ground next to an SKS assault rifle, the gun apparently used in the attack. The man was named by Paleostinian media as Mojahed al-Najjar, 32, a former Paleostinian prisoner in Israel. The Paleostinian Authority Health Ministry said it was notified of al-Najjar’s death. The IDF said it was conducting scans in the area for additional suspects. No soldiers were hurt in the shooting attack, which came hours after Paleostinians shot at a military post close to the nearby village of Nabi Saleh in the early hours of Wednesday. On Monday night, the same military post near Ofra was targeted by Paleostinian button men, without causing any injuries. The military said it suspected al-Najjar was responsible for Monday’s attack, as well as other recent shootings in the area. In a Facebook post a day before Wednesday’s shooting, al-Najjar said: "My time has come to meet Allah." |
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