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Monday, October 5, 2020
IDF confirms it shot Palestinian
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe IDF says that it has thwarted an attempt by Palestinian assailants to attack soldiers close to Einav checkpoint in the West Bank.
“During a routine IDF operation near a military post, soldiers identified three terrorists who threw Molotov cocktails at them,” the IDF says in a statement.
“The fighters responded by firing and one of the terrorists was hit. None of our forces were injured. IDF soldiers are searching the area for the remaining two terrorists,” the IDF says.
Initial Palestinian media reports had claimed that one of those shot had died on the scene, although the IDF did not specify whether the wounded assailant had perished or not.
Palestinian reports also claimed that two other alleged attackers had been injured.
— Aaron Boxerman
The Times of Israel Community.