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Thursday, July 23, 2026
Palestinian suspects killed, stabbing victim had been trying to put out fire — army
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Two Palestinians who allegedly carried out a stabbing attack at the Derech Avraham outpost in the West Bank were shot dead, according to the military.
It is not immediately clear who fired the shots, either security forces or armed civilians.
According to the IDF, an Israeli man was stabbed and seriously wounded while trying to extinguish a fire in the area that Palestinians had set from the nearby town of Beit Furik.
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The man was stabbed in the chest and taken to a hospital for further treatment.
The army says it has placed a cordon around Beit Furik following the incident.
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