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| Israeli, an ex-US Marine, seriously wounded in West Bank shooting; terrorist caught |
| 2023-03-20 |
| [IsraelTimes] Victim David Stern manages to shoot back; gunman initially flees scene on foot after opening fire at couple in car on Route 60 in Huwara An Israeli man was shot and seriously maimed in a terror attack while driving through the northern West Bank town of Huwara on Sunday, the military and medics said. According to the Magen David Adom ambulance service, the man, in his 40s, was seriously hurt after sustaining gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder in the attack on the Route 60 highway. He was taken to the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikvah, where his condition was later upgraded to moderate-to-serious. Doctors said his life was not in danger. The victim was later named as David Stern from the settlement of Itamar, a former US Marine who works as a weapons instructor. US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides confirmed that Stern is also an American citizen. Footage from the scene showed the windshield of the car riddled with bullets. A woman in the car, identified as Stern’s wife, was also taken to a hospital suffering from traumatic shock. She was not hit by the gunfire, MDA said. The Israel Defense Forces said the Paleostinian terrorist was shot by both the victim and soldiers immediately after the attack, before he expeditiously departed at a goodly pace on foot. After a brief chase, troops located and detained the gunman, who had been maimed by the victim’s and troops’ gunfire, the IDF said. The makeshift "Carlo" submachine gun used in the attack, which the terrorist apparently dropped while fleeing, was also seized. The gunman was taken by military medics for treatment at a hospital, before he was to be handed over to the Shin Bet for questioning. Paleostinian media named him as Laith Nadim Nassar, from the nearby village of Madama, south of Nablus. The attack came exactly three weeks after two Israeli brothers were rubbed out in a terror attack while driving through Huwara. In the wake of that attack, settlers staged a riot in the town, setting fire to homes and cars. One Paleostinian was rubbed out. Huwara has long been a flashpoint in the West Bank as it is just about the only Paleostinian town that Israelis regularly travel through in order to reach settlements. There are plans to build a bypass road for settlers to avoid having to travel through Huwara, but the construction work has been stalled. In another suspected attack on Sunday, medics said they were treating a 64-year-old Israeli man who was lightly hurt after his car came under gunfire and stone-throwing in the West Bank. MDA said the man was hurt at the Doar Junction near the West Bank village of Ras Karkar. He then continued driving until he met up with medics at the nearby Hashmonaim Checkpoint. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 was seriously hurt after sustaining gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder Jar heads are bullet proof. |
| Posted by: Mad Eye Omeretch7959 2023-03-20 16:28 |