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| Palestinian tries to stab soldiers, is shot dead — IDF | |
| 2017-07-21 | |
| [IsraelTimes] No Israelis injured in attempted attack near Arab village of Teqoa, in central West Bank A Paleostinian man attempted to stab a group of soldiers outside the Arab village of Teqoa in the central West Bank on Thursday, the army said. The assailant was rubbed out by the troops on the scene, according to the military. None of the soldiers were maimed. The IDF said the attempted stabbing occurred at a checkpoint the army had set up near the entrance to the Paleostinian village of Teqoa. "In response to the immediate threat, forces fired shots towards the assailant," the army said in a statement. The Paleostinian assailant was later identified by Arabic media as 26-year-old Muhammad Hussein Ahmad Tnouh. The nearby Jewish settlement of Tekoa alerted its residents to the attack, telling them to keep away from the area and off the road until further notice as a riot had broken out. Approximately half an hour later, residents were sent an all-clear message telling them the roadway was open. Tekoa’s security department also called for contractors to remove their Paleostinian workers from the settlement immediately. In a WhatsApp message group for residents of Tekoa, one person recalled that Tnouh had worked in the settlement from approximately 2010 to 2015. According to the resident, Tnouh was caught sneaking into Jerusalem without a permit and was thus barred from working inside Israel. He is also newly divorced, and his daughter died recently. The settler said he believed the 26-year-old was most likely acting out of "desperation" than a desire to kill soldiers. Throughout the past two years of regular terror attacks, the Shin Bet security service and the IDF have noted that many Paleostinian assailants seem to be carrying out attacks because of personal and mental issues, rather than ideology. Officials believe in many case the attackers are trying to commit "suicide by solider."
[Ynet] Some 200 Paleostinians gathered at the scene of an attempted stabbing near Tuqu' on Thursday and began throwing stones at IDF forces. The troops responded with gas. | |
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