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| Palestinian gunmen fire at police vehicle, store in Samaritan community near Nablus |
| 2023-07-06 |
| [IsraelTimes] No injuries caused in shooting attack in northern West Bank; IDF hunts for assailants Paleostinian button men opened fire from a passing vehicle at a police cruiser and a nearby store in a small Samaritan community in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, the military said. The shooting attack took place in the Mount Gerizim area, just south of Nablus, and close to the Jewish settlement of Har Bracha. The area is home to a tiny community of Samaritans, known as Shomronim in Hebrew. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it had launched a manhunt for the suspects who carried out the attack and had fled. Surveillance camera footage without sound showed a white Kia Picanto driving past the store and police vehicle, before people began to flee. Other videos from the scene showed a shattered window in the store. The IDF said a vehicle in the area was also damaged. No physical injuries were reported, Israeli medics said. During the past year, Paleostinian button men have repeatedly targeted military posts, troops operating along the West Bank security barrier, Israeli settlements and civilians on the roads. The attack came hours after the IDF pulled back from Jenin following a two-day-long incursion targeting terror groups in the Paleostinian refugee camp adjacent to the West Bank city. Related: Mount Gerizim: 2022-11-17 Israeli military post near Nablus comes under gunfire; no injuries — report Mount Gerizim: 2018-08-07 Arson kite lands in West Bank settlement vineyard, causing fire but no damage, 13 arreste overnight Mount Gerizim: 2016-04-28 Nablus governor fired by Abbas lashes out |
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