Footage shows West Bank stabbing attack; IDF imposes siege on nearby Palestinian towns

Footage shows this morning’s stabbing attack near the West Bank settlement of Ateret, and the subsequent shooting death of the attacker, identified as Mohammed Asmar, 18, from the nearby Palestinian village of Beit Rima.

The IDF says in a fresh statement that security cameras spotted a suspect arriving from Beit Rima toward Ateret.

Fighters from the Paratroopers Brigade’s 101st Battalion were dispatched to the scene and detained him for a security inspection, during which he stabbed two soldiers and was subsequently shot dead, the military says.

It adds that the military has imposed a siege on nearby Palestinian towns and put up roadblocks.

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