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Attempted terror stabbing thwarted in West Bank settlement
[IsraelTimes] Security forces apprehend a 21-year-old Paleostinian attempting to scale Beit El’s fence with a knife, amid ongoing tensions between Israel and PaleostiniansIsraeli security personnel thwarted an attempted terror attack in the West Bank settlement of Beit El on Saturday morning. A lookout spotted the suspect, a 21-year-old Paleostinian man, attempting to climb over the settlement’s fence at around 11 a.m. The settlement’s security detail and Israel Defense Forces troops responded to the scene. A settlement guard arrived first while the suspect was still climbing the fence, fired his weapon in the air, and apprehended the suspect, who was carrying a knife. The suspect was taken by the Shin Bet security service for questioning. He told Sherlocks that he had planned to carry out a terror attack in Beit El, Channel 13 reported. The suspect came from the West Bank city of Silwad. Israeli forces have arrested suspected Beit El is located north of Jerusalem, near Ramallah. Paleostinians from nearby communities have attempted to attack Beit El multiple times in the past, including in 2019, when a 7-year-old boy was injured by gunfire. The attempted attack comes amid high tensions between Israel and the Paleostinians. In addition to the holiday friction, Israeli troops have been carrying out extensive raids in the West Bank following the deadliest outbreak of terror in Israel in years. The series of attacks killed 14 people in Israel and at least 15 Paleostinians have died in festivities with Israeli forces in the West Bank. The Israeli military lifted a closure on border crossings into Israel from the Paleostinian territories just after midnight between Saturday and Sunday. The closure was put in place for the start of Passover on Friday. Related: Beit El: 2021-09-07 Six Palestinian prisoners — four of whom were serving life sentences — escaped from a high-security Israeli prison through an underground tunnel Beit El: 2021-05-19 2 soldiers shot in West Bank, 3 Palestinians killed by gunfire amid unrest Beit El: 2021-04-30 Palestinians suspected of firebombing cabin at illegal outpost; man lightly hurt Related: Silwad: 2022-04-14 Israeli forces near Ramallah nab terror cell suspected of planning imminent attack Silwad: 2022-01-06 Palestinian-American gets two life sentences for deadly West Bank terror attack Silwad: 2021-05-06 Shin Bet says it’s apprehended Palestinian shooter in deadly West Bank drive-by Posted by: trailing wife 2022-04-17 |
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