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Armed Palestinian infiltrating from Gaza Strip shot by IDF troops
2019-12-23
[JPost] A Palestinian man was shot and arrested after he infiltrated from the Gaza Strip and threatened IDF soldiers with a knife, the Israeli military said on Monday.

The Israeli military said that the man was spotted crossing the border fence from the southern Gaza Strip into Israeli territory and a unit dispatched to intercept him saw him holding a knife in a threatening manner.

They responded by firing at the man's legs, wounding him. He was treated by medics at the scene before being arrested by the troops for an initial investigation. He was then taken to a nearby hospital for further medical treatment
Aim higher
Posted by:Frank G

#7  "I was downtown at Arafat Plaza
Consuming a halal kielbasa
And flat outta flashes,
When -- curse me moustaches! --
Da joos bombed the Hamas Madrassa."

- Adventures of Weegee in Gaza
Posted by: Chuger Trotsky1832   2019-12-23 22:48  

#6  ^ Ouch! Go to your cloister.
Posted by: Ghost of Pappy   2019-12-23 22:21  

#5  Shot him below the waist pour encourager les huitres
Posted by: Lex   2019-12-23 21:57  

#4  They responded by firing at the man's legs, wounding him

Early American settlers used to "bark" squirrels by shooting below a squirrel on a tree branch and kicking up a fatal spray of wood and bark. This left you with a more usable squirrel than putting a .40 cal ball thru the critter

Pure speculation:
I wonder if the IDF is doing something similar with the infiltrating Paleos - a spray of rock & dirt from a 3 round burst to get their attention and indicate the game is over with only minor "maiming".
Posted by: SteveS   2019-12-23 21:00  

#3  Maybe they're new marksmen ?

If you can get a leg at some distance, say even 40 yards it's big deal for new grunts. Then they begin to get silly and take only limb shots. Every once so often you have to remind them it's not a fair and they're not there to play 'shoot out the star'.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-12-23 18:24  

#2  Shot or shot dead? I wish they'd be more specific.
Posted by: jpal   2019-12-23 15:39  

#1  Another "shot then arrested"

Remember: Only range practice can prevent recidivism.
Posted by: Mercutio   2019-12-23 15:30  

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