(i24/ INN) On Saturday, a terrorist attack targeted the Jewish community in the West Bank city of Hebron, as confirmed by the IDF.
Following the incident, IDF soldiers engaged and neutralized the suspect.
A terrorist fired from a cemetery toward the Jewish settlement in Hebron, triggering an alert for suspected infiltration before being shot. The search for accomplices is ongoing. Defense and government commentator Amir Oren (@Rimanero) provides analysis pic.twitter.com/w9GNtPzyUv
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A terrorist opened fire toward the Jewish settlement in Hebron on Saturday afternoon while hiding in the nearby Muslim cemetery and was neutralized by security forces. No injuries were reported.
The IDF Spokesperson reported that the forces are searching for additional terrorists in the area.
2 terroristen schoten op een Joods dorp in Hebron ..1 werd geëlimineerd en de anders helaas alleen gewond verder niemand gewond..Maar de “Kolonisten” doen het..🤡 pic.twitter.com/VsEgElODBQ
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Footage from the incident shows the terrorist, Sheikh Mahmoud Nofel, holding a Kalashnikov rifle and firing at the Jewish settlement from behind a gravestone while being shot and wounded himself.
Over the past week, soldiers from the Duvdevan Unit apprehended 16 terrorists in Judea and Samaria.
Mahmoud Nofal, Imam of the Al-Qassam Mosque, started shooting up Hebron’s Jewish community this morning.
Fortunately, he was eliminated before he was able to kill anyone pic.twitter.com/b2h1V9yiHm
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Duvdevan soldiers, under the guidance of the Shin Bet, eliminated Mohammad A’adel Mohammad, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative who was involved in promoting significant terrorist activity. In his home, the forces found weapons, ammunition, and military equipment.
