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| Terror attacks in Israel drop back to pre-escalation level | |
| 2016-02-13 | |
[IsraelTimes] Shin Bet reports 169 Paleostinian attacks in January, down from 246 in December; lowest numbers since July 2015
The Shin Bet security service documented 169 terrorist attacks by Paleostinians on Israelis in January, compared to 246 such incidents the previous month, the Shin Bet wrote in its monthly report, which it published earlier this week. It is the first time since July that the number of attacks dropped below the 171 mark observed in August, according to Shin Bet's figures. In September, October and November, Shin Bet recorded 223, 620 and 326 attacks respectively. In October, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the escalation "a terror wave." It was widely referred to in the Paleostinian media as "the third intifada." While the overall number of attacks diminished, they proved deadlier last month than in August and July, when no Israelis died as a result of terrorist attacks and fewer than 10 were maimed. Five Israelis were killed in terrorist attacks last month, compared to only three in December and one person in September. In November and December, 11 and 10 Israelis died in such attacks, respectively. Dozens of Paleostinians were also killed during the escalation, many of them by security forced or armed civilians while they were carrying out attacks. Of the 169 incidents recorded in January, 136 involved the hurling of Molotov cocktails at soldiers or civilians. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 i blame it on rock shortages. |
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