Multiple attacks took place on Friday and Sunday; here is the rundown.
Friday 6 November 2015
Two teenagers shot outside Tomb of the Patriarchs by suspected Palestinian sniper
Two Israeli teens were hurt Friday evening in a shooting attack near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron.
One of the two, a 16-year-old, was seriously hurt and the other, aged 18, sustained light injuries. The younger teen was hit by gunfire in the upper body. He was taken to Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem, Channel 2 reported.
Maariv said both of the victims were conscious at the scene of the attack.
The gunfire apparently came from the direction of the Abu Sneina neighborhood of the divided city, targeting worshipers as they emerged from the tomb. The IDF said around 4,000 Jewish worshipers were visiting the holy site as part of a religious pilgrimage.
Israeli man badly injured in West Bank knife attack
A Palestinian stabbed a middle-aged Israeli man outside of a grocery store in a West Bank industrial park on Friday afternoon and then fled the scene, police said.
The Israeli man, approximately 40 years old, was seriously injured in the attack. He sustained stab wounds to the upper body, and paramedics treated the man on site before taking him to a hospital, the Magen David Adom medical service said.
The attacker, a 16-year-old Palestinian turned himself in to the Palestinian Authority after posting a video online admitting he carried out the attacks.
Israeli soldier shot and badly injured
The soldier was shot at the Beit Anun junction north of Hebron on Friday evening, he was still being treated in serious condition Saturday at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.
His assailant was later captured by Israel after admitting to the attacks and handing over the weapon.
Sunday 8 November 2015
Israeli man stabbed in West Bank while shopping
An Israeli man was seriously injured in a stabbing attack on Sunday near the West Bank settlement of Alfei Menashe.
The victim, 48, was able to drive to a nearby IDF checkpoint after he was attacked, near the Palestinian village of Nabi Ilyas, which lies along Route 55.
Magen David Adom paramedics attended to the man before he was evacuated to Meir Hospital in the Israeli town of Kfar Saba for further treatment.
According to reports, the man said he had stopped to shop in a stall inside the Palestinian village when he was jumped by two men who stabbed him.
The assailants escaped the scene and security forces were combing the village and the surrounding area for them.
Burka clad woman stabs security guard before being shot
A civilian security guard on Sunday shot a female Palestinian assailant who stabbed and lightly wounded him, as he stood at his post, just outside the Betar Illit settlement, which is located a short distance away from Jerusalem.
The incident was caught on the municipalities security cameras. An emergency dispatcher saw a Palestinian woman on one of the cameras who she believed looked suspicious. The woman, 22-year-old Halva Aliyan, was dressed from head to toe in traditional black garb, with only her face showing. She carried a purse and walked toward the gate of the city, which has a population of 47,000.
The dispatcher alerted the security guard who then stopped her and asked to see her identification card, which showed that she was born in the nearby Palestinian city of Bethlehem. As the guard focused on checking her card, Aliyan slowly reached into her purse and pulled out a knife. She then lunged at the guard and quickly tried to stab him.
Watch the dramatic footage of the attack here: http://bcove.me/co23pzih
Five Israeli’s wounded in car ramming attack
Five Israelis were wounded in a vehicular terror attack at the Tapuah junction in the Samaria region of the West Bank on Sunday morning.
Border police at the scene shot and killed the Palestinian driver.
“A short while ago, a terrorist arrived at a hitch-hiking post next to a roadblock at Tapuah [junction], accelerated his vehicle and hit a number of civilians who were standing there,” Border Police said.
Magen David Adom said two men, 22, were moderately to seriously wounded. A third man, 23, was moderately wounded and a pregnant woman was lightly wounded.
The wounded were taken to Rabin Medical Center’s Beilinson Campus in Petah Tikva. They are from Petah Tikiva, Nof Ayalon, Talmon and Yitzhar.
A young Israeli woman was also lightly injured by shards of glass.
