The tensions in Judea and Samaria: This evening (Friday), an MGB soldier was slightly injured in a stabbing attack at the Hawara checkpoint and was referred for medical treatment. The incident began at 4:00 p.m., when a terrorist armed with a knife tried to break into a car with a couple of Israelis in it. When he realized that the door was locked, he tried to break into the car with a stone. In the car There is an IDF officer on vacation, who was armed with a gun and shot him.
After that, the terrorist, who was apparently injured by the shooting, recognized a team of MGB fighters who were patrolling near the place, advanced towards them and succeeded in stabbing one of the fighters. The company commander who was in the area, charged towards the terrorist, and after a struggle, during which the terrorist tried to grab his weapon, shot him and eliminated him.
The company commander, Corporal H. who neutralized the terrorist said: “It took us a second to realize that this was an attack. I recognized the Israeli vehicle and the terrorist who immediately started fighting with me. As soon as he grabbed my M-16 I realized that if I don’t neutralize him and he manages to steal my weapon, there will be a significant attack here and many innocent people will be hurt, I pulled out the gun and neutralized the terrorist.”
Commissioner of Police, Senior Sergeant Jacob Shabtai Talked to the Border Patrol officer who neutralized the terrorist and praised him for the speed of the response. In addition, the Commissioner praised the fact that he prevented the terrorist from continuing to harm the force that was operating in the area. The Commissioner said that “the Israel Police officers and Border Guard soldiers work with determination while striving for contact and time and time again their professional activity leads to the neutralization of terrorists during the attack and thus they prevent the terrorists from To carry out an attack is more difficult. Our police officers are on the front line alert to any incident and the speed of their response proves their professionalism and determination. I wish a speedy recovery and health to the officer and soldier who were injured today.”
Commander of the Border Guard, Sgt Amir Cohen, also spoke with the officer and praised him for the speed of the response. Superintendent Cohen said: “The vigilance of the fighters under the command of the company commander prevented significant harm to innocent people. Within seconds, the team realized that it was a close-in attack and charged towards the terrorist who was finally neutralized by gunfire before he could harm Israeli civilians.”
Police commander at the scene of the attack in Hawara (photo: police spokeswoman)
Hamas spokesman, Abd al-Latif al-Kanoresponded to the attack and stated: “This is a heinous crime by Israel, committed by one of the occupation soldiers by executing a young man in cold blood in Hourah. This is what reflects the aggressive and fascist behavior of the occupation and its army. The escalation of the occupation’s crimes, the last of which, the crime in Nablus, will be met with resistance and victory by With us, the enemy will pay for his crimes.”
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