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| Armed Palestinian shot dead by guard near West Bank settlement, IDF says | |
| 2023-01-29 | |
| [IsraelTimes] Local officials say suspect with handgun attempted to infiltrate Kedumim, near Nablus; no other injuries reported A Paleostinian man armed with a handgun was rubbed out by a security guard near the northern West Bank settlement of Kedumim, the military, medics, and local officials said shortly before midnight on Saturday. According to local security officials, a suspect was spotted on the settlement’s surveillance cameras approaching Kedumim’s northern neighborhood at around 11:50 p.m. The security coordinator for the settlement and another guard reached the scene and spotted the suspect who at that point had pulled out a handgun. "The guard spotted a terrorist armed with a handgun trying to infiltrate the settlement, engaged him and shot at him, and killed him," the settlement said in a statement to residents. "The terrorist was not able to infiltrate into Kedumim and thank God there were no casualties," the statement added. The Rescuers Without Borders emergency service said the suspect was killed at the scene and there were no other injuries. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the local officials’ account and said troops were scanning the area for additional possible suspects. Sirens sounded in the settlement as residents were ordered to remain indoors until further notice while the army searched the area. The IDF also released an image of the suspect’s gun. Kedumim is located near the Paleostinian city of Nablus.
In recent months, Paleostinian button men have repeatedly targeted military posts, troops operating along the West Bank security barrier, Israeli settlements and civilians on the roads. Saturday’s shooting and suspected attempted attack followed a pair of terror attacks in Jerusalem over the past day. On Friday night, a Paleostinian gunman from East Jerusalem killed seven and injured three in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood, and the next morning, a 13-year-old Paleostinian shot and maimed two Israeli men near the Old City. | |
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