Prevented attempted attack: A terrorist tried to snatch a weapon this evening (Sunday) from the IDF soldier who was standing on a hitchhiking trip at the Bat Hadar junction, near Ashkelon. During the incident, Brigadier General Binyamin, Colonel Eliav Elbaz Who passed by the scene by chance, recognized what was happening, shot the terrorist and eliminated him. Large forces of police, GSS and IDF are now in the area of the junction, conducting searches with the help of a helicopter that was taken into the air.
Meanwhile, the police are conducting a manhunt for three other suspects who recently fled the Bat Hadar junction, one of them armed. Preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle with four terrorists arrived at the intersection. One of the passengers, a resident of Gaza, got out of the vehicle and snatched the soldier’s weapon. As mentioned, Col. Elbaz shot him and killed him. The investigation continues.
The attempted hijacking took place shortly after a stabbing attack took place in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The terrorist arrived at one of the checkpoints where the Border Police fighters were stationed and stabbed an officer who was at the scene. The injured officer recovered and neutralized the terrorist and as a result of the stabbing he was very lightly injured and sought medical treatment.
???? Urgent Documentation of the moment the Israeli special forces attempted to arrest the brother of the martyr Raad Hazem and opened fire towards his vehicle and the young men followed him..#Jenin_Qassam pic.twitter.com/PnYtIQAOgU
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Earlier, an IDF spokesman allowed the publication that during an operation in Jenin, the terrorist’s brother from Tel Aviv was injured in an encounter with the security forces. Azzala, near the city of Jenin, towards the industrial area in the city.