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| Explosive thrown at IDF troops near West Bank border; no injuries |
| 2023-03-29 |
| [IsraelTimes] Bomb tossed from passing vehicle at soldiers near Arab Israeli town of Salem; unclear if attack happened in Israeli territory. An attacker threw an explosive at Israeli troops near the West Bank border early Wednesday morning, the Israel Defense Forces said. The explosive was thrown from a passing vehicle near the Arab Israeli community of Salem, which is just north of the West Bank border, the IDF said in a statement. It wasn’t immediately clear if the incident happened in the West Bank or in Israeli territory. Troops returned fire at the vehicle and "identified hits," the IDF statement said. Soldiers were sweeping the area in a search for the suspects. There were no injuries to Israeli forces. On Tuesday, the IDF notified the family of a Paleostinian gunman accused of killing a soldier in the West Bank last year that the military intends to demolish their home in the city of Nablus. On Saturday, two Israeli soldiers were maimed in a drive-by shooting attack in the northern West Bank town of Huwara. The town was the site of two other terror attacks in recent weeks, and a high-profile rampage by settlers after one of the attacks killed two brothers. The escalating tensions have come as Israel deals with widespread turmoil sparked by the government’s plans to overhaul the judiciary. Opposition to the contentious legislative effort has spread in the military’s ranks, with some reservists halting their service in protest, and security officials warning the unrest constituted a security threat. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday evening after Gallant called for the temporary halt of the legislative effort, a freeze which the premier agreed to the next day. Gallant remained in his post on Tuesday, but his future, and a possible successor as defense minister, remained uncertain. |
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