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| Palestinian woman tries to stab soldier at Hebron checkpoint | |
| 2015-12-21 | |
| [Ynet] Givati soldiers shoot attacker and neutralize her; no one hurt on Israeli side; tourist reports being stabbed in village near Bethlehem, police say incident is criminal in nature. A Paleostinian woman tried to stab a soldier at a checkpoint in Hebron early Sunday afternoon, and was shot by Givati troops at the scene. No one was hurt on the Israeli side, and the attacker received medical treatmet at the scene. The Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy said two Paleostinians were maimed by rubber bullets in festivities with the IDF following the attempted stabbing. Earlier, a tourist reported he had been stabbed inside the village of Beit Sahour east of Bethlehem. Police said the stabbing was a result of an argument over money. The tourist, who was only lightly maimed, was being treated by the Paleostinians. The stabber is known to security forces. On Saturday night, armed Paleostinians shot up IDF troops twice at the Qalandiya refugee camp near Ramallah, but none of the troops were hurt. In the first incident shortly before 9pm, armed holy warriors shot up a pillbox, harming no soldiers but causing damage to the post. IDF and Border Police forces were called to the scene to search the refugee camp for the perpetrators. There, they were met with gunfire again. None of the troops was hurt, but damage was caused to their military jeep. The Israeli troops did not return fire. Following the two incidents, the checkpoint was temporary closed for traffic
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