Terrorist Stabber Eliminated Near Shechem

An Arab terrorist attacked soldiers near Shechem on Thursday afternoon. The attack occurred near Mt. Eival, which overlooks Shechem. One Israeli soldier was lightly injured in the attack. The terrorist was shot and later died of his wounds.

The terrorist was identified as a 17-year-old Arab resident of a nearby village. According to army sources, the terrorist threw a firebomb at a group of soldiers who were climbing down the mountain, and then rushed at them, holding a knife. Soldiers fired and killed him.

This was the second attempted attack of the day. Earlier Thursday, an Arab terrorist tried to stab soldiers at the entrance to Beit Anoun, an Arab village near Chevron – in exactly the same place where a similar stabbing attempt took place earlier in the week. Soldiers saw the terrorist approaching them with an exposed knife, and warned him to stop – shooting him in the leg when he continued to advance. The injured terrorist was treated at the scene and taken into custody.