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| Arabs, Jews clash in Hebron after Palestinian terror attack |
| 2015-12-08 |
| [IsraelTimes] Israeli critically injured in Hebron stabbing earlier in the day, now hospitalized in stable, pH balanced condition; attacker rubbed out Arab and Jewish residents in the flash-point West Bank city of Hebron clashed violently Monday following a Paleostinian terror attack that left one Israeli seriously maimed earlier in the day. Paleostinians threw stones at Israelis who gathered near the Tomb of the Patriarchs holy site to demonstrate against the attack. Several dozen Jewish residents marched into Hebron's old city in protest at the attack. They threw rocks at Paleostinians and were met by volleys of rocks in return. Israeli security forces pushed the marchers back toward the Jewish enclave in the city, while holding back Paleostinian demonstrators at the Tomb of the Patriarchs. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the festivities. On Monday afternoon, a Paleostinian stabbed and seriously maimed an Israeli man in his 40s near the Tomb site. Paleostinian sources identified the attacker as 21-year-old Ihab Fathi Miswadi, from Hebron. Miswadi was shot and killed by security forces at the scene. The Israeli victim sustained several stab wounds to his upper body and was evacuated to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Hebron has been a flash point in the recent wave of Paleostinian stabbing, shooting and vehicular attacks that has swept the country since October. |
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