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| Two Palestinians killed as violence continues | ||
| 2015-11-23 | ||
Two Palestinians, including a teen, attacked Israelis with knives and a car in the West Bank Sunday and were killed when civilians and security forces intervened, the latest in a nearly two-month wave of violence.
Sunday's first attack saw a 16-year-old Palestinian girl who tried to stab an Israeli run over by a Jewish settler then shot dead by soldiers. The Israeli military said in a statement that the attack occurred at a junction south of Nablus, adding that "forces and a bystander responded to the immediate threat, shooting the attacker". Palestinian security officials confirmed she had died of her wounds and identified her as Asheraqat Qatanani, from Askar refugee camp near Nablus. The attack occurred in an area known to Israelis as Samaria Junction and to Palestinians as Hawwara Junction. A Jewish settler in the area, Gershon Mesika, said he hit the assailant with his car before a soldier shot her. "I saw a terrorist running after a child... and I saw her holding a knife," he told army radio. "I broke to the right and hit her full-speed with the car. She fell and then a soldier came and finished the job." The army did not confirm who the attacker was targeting. Later, a Palestinian driving a taxi attempted to ram into civilians and charged at them with a knife before being shot dead, police said. "A Palestinian man at Kfar Adumim junction in a Palestinian taxi tried to run over civilians," a statement said. "When he failed he exited the car with a knife and attempted to stab. The terrorist was shot by a civilian and died of his wounds." It provided no further details on the civilian. A hospital spokeswoman said a 51-year-old Israeli was lightly wounded by the car ramming.
It was the third such West Bank attack of the day and the second at the junction in the last four days. The IDF has banned Paleostinian workers from entering the Gush Etzion settlements on Monday, a front man for the Gush Etzion Regional Council said. IDF forces who responded to Sunday's attack immediately shot and killed the suspected stabber, who was identified as Atzam Tuabata, a 34-year-old resident of Beit Fajar, near Bethlehem in the West Bank. According to the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Tuabata did not have a criminal record. | ||
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 "I saw a terrorist running after a child... and I saw her holding a knife," he told army radio. "I broke to the right and hit her full-speed with the car. She fell and then a soldier came and finished the job." Get that man a prize. "Pally don't surf." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-11-23 19:04 |
| #1 Jooooooooooooos surf on "waves of violence |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-11-23 10:24 |