Israeli forces shot dead three Arab assailants in separate incidents in East Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday, police and the military said, in a flare-up of a almost year-old wave of Palestinian street attacks. As to this moment, one elderly woman was shot at by Israeli forces with a tear gas canisters in her chest, and three young men have been injured with rubber coated steel bullets.
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Samri said no Israelis were injured in the incident.
On Friday, Israeli forces shot dead three Arab assailants in separate incidents in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
“In response to the immediate threat forces at the scene shot the assailant, resulting in his death”, the spokeswoman said.
In the morning, a terrorist visiting from Jordan was shot and killed as he attempted to stab police officers at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, marking the first time a Jordanian national attempted a terror attack in the wave of violence that began last September. “In accordance with situation assessments following recent terror attacks, the IDF [army] is deploying a battalion to reinforce the area of Hebron”, the Israeli military tweeted Saturday evening.
The official said tensions may be increasing because of the “online incitement” of Palestinians regarding Jewish visits to the Old City and Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
The attack in Hebron took place near the Tomb of the Patriarchs, which is a holy site to both Muslims and Jews.
Since last September, Palestinians have killed 34 Israelis and two United States citizens in stabbings, auto rammings and shootings.
On Friday, two Palestinians rammed a vehicle into a bus stop used by Israelis near the adjacent Kiryat Arba settlement, causing injuries before troops killed one of the assailants.
Another officer, a policewoman, sustained serious injuries, according to Israel medical emergency teams.
Since October, 229 Palestinians, 34 Israelis, two Americans, one Jordanian, an Eritrean and a Sudanese have been killed in ongoing violence, according to an AFP count.
His disciples in the government today, the most prominent being Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are doing everything they can to fulfill his words.
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His accomplice was shot dead on the spot earlier Monday. The Palestinians say it is rooted in almost 50 years of military occupation and dwindling hopes for independence from Israeli rule.
