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Teenager stabs man in Bnei Brak in suspected terror attack
[IsraelTimes] A 14-year-old Paleostinian from a village in the Jenin area of the West Bank was detained for allegedly stabbing and lightly wounding an Israeli man in the central city of Bnei Brak, police said Monday.A terror motive was being investigated, police added. Police chief Kobi Shabtai referred to the attacker as a "terrorist." The injured man was taken to the Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak for treatment. The suspect expeditiously departed at a goodly pace after the attack, but was caught by a police officer on a cycle of violence. Police also detained his father and brother for questioning. The attacker said after he was captured that he carried out the stabbing in response to the Israel Defense Forces operation in Jenin, Ynet reported. The Jenin operation came after a series of Paleostinian terror attacks against Israelis killed 24 people since the start of this year. Many of the attackers came from Jenin and its environs. The northern West Bank, and especially the Jenin area, has long been considered a hotbed of terrorism by the IDF. According to the IDF, some 50 shooting attacks were carried out by residents of the area since last year, and 19 wanted Paleostinians escaped to Jenin to seek refuge there from Israeli forces. Posted by: trailing wife 2023-07-04 |
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