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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Police kill man who opens fire on them during raid in southern Israeli town of Rahat
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A pistol recovered from the scene where a man opened fire on undercover officers in the southern city of Rahat on March 15, 2022. Police shot and killed the man. (Police spokesperson)
Police say they have shot and killed a man who opened fire on officers during a raid in the southern Israeli town of Rahat.
Undercover officers were searching for Palestinians in Israel without permits when a man opened fire with a pistol.
Police returned fire, killing him. Officers recovered a pistol and a magazine at the scene.
“The officers’ lives were in danger,” a spokesperson says. No police were injured.
The dead man was identified as a 27-year-old resident of the town.
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