From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Border cops shoot dead Palestinian teen hurling Molotov cocktail over West Bank security barrier
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Border Police officers shot dead a Palestinian teenager who was hurling Molotov cocktails with other suspects over the West Bank security barrier near Jerusalem this evening.
Police say that officers were waiting in an ambush near the northeastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze’ev following recent firebomb attacks in the area.
The officers this evening spotted a group of suspects hurling Molotovs over the security barrier. At one point, a Border Police sniper opened fire at one of the suspects who climbed onto the wall and threw a firebomb over it, police say.
The other suspects then fled the scene.
Police say that the wounded Palestinian, 16, a resident of the West Bank town of Anata was taken to receive medical treatment, although his death was declared a short while later.
Meanwhile, a blast in a vehicle occurred earlier this evening near the West Bank city of Hebron, wounding two Palestinians.
The IDF is investigating if the blast occurred after Palestinian terror operatives tried to rig a car with bombs or they had been transporting explosive devices
Troops are now carrying out searches in the town of Halhul for the remains of the car to investigate the circumstances.
