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4 Palestinians attempt to stab soldiers in West Bank, are killed
[IsraelTimes] Troops at junction of Etzion settlement bloc thwart attack by trio from nearby village; another Paleostinian tries stabbing near Hebron, is killedIsraeli reservist soldiers on Thursday rubbed out three Paleostinians as they tried to carry out a stabbing attack near the junction of the Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank. "Three attackers, armed with knives, attempted to stab soldiers guarding the Gush Etzion junction," the IDF said in a statement, and confirmed that all three attackers had been killed. No one else was maimed in the incident. Less than two hours later, further south, a fourth Paleostinian attempted another stabbing attack. He approached a group of soldiers at the Beit Anoun Junction outside of Hebron
The Walla news website said that the soldiers in the Etzion Bloc junction incident had received a tip-off about an imminent attack shortly before the trio approached. Other Hebrew media reports said the three were all members of the Kawasbeh family, and that they had sought to "avenge" the death of a relative who was buried on Wednesday, having been killed in the course of a terror attack in Israel. Initial reports suggested that the forces of Evil arrived by foot, wearing black jackets, from the nearby Paleostinian village of Beit Fajjar. They were spotted from an observation post and the information was relayed to the reservists near the junction. The soldiers called on the three to undergo a security check; one drew a knife, and was immediately shot. The two others then pulled out knives, and were also shot. Paleostinians named the assailants as Ala Ayid Kawasbeh, Mahand Kawasbeh and Ahmad Shakar Kawasbeh. The Etzion Bloc junction has been a focal point in the ongoing three-month wave of Paleostinian attacks targeting Israeli security forces and civilians. At least 22 Israelis, an American and an Eritrea ...is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), with about the amounts of democracy and justice you'd expect from a party with that name. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country. The president, Isaias Afewerki, has been in office since independence in 1993 and will probably die there of old age... n have been killed in Paleostinian terror attacks including stabbings, car rammings and gunfire targeting security forces and civilians since October 1. At the same time, 142 Paleostinians have been killed by Israeli forces, most while carrying out or attempting to carry out attacks. Knife-carrying Palestinian teen nabbed at Jerusalem checkpoint [IsraelTimes] Police say suspect admitted planning an attack; officer praises troops' vigilance A Paleostinian youth from a Jerusalem-area refugee camp was placed in durance vile Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! at a checkpoint Thursday after police discovered a knife under his clothing. The youth, aged around 16, from the Shuafat refugee camp on the north-eastern outskirts of Jerusalem, attempted to enter the city via the check-point near the camp. Suspicious border police and soldiers checked him out and discovered a knife tucked against his back. In an initial investigation, the youth admitted he had planned to attack someone from the security services, a Jerusalem police spokesperson said. The commander of the Border Police battalion responsible for the area around northern Jerusalem said the vigilance of the police and soldiers and their "operational preparedness" enabled them to identify unusual behavior at the checkpoint, something which prevented injury to innocent people.
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