Violent mob assaults IDF soldiers in Qalandiya

24 December 2015, 3:32 pm

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During IDF activity in the Qalandiya refugee camp, in which soldiers came to arrest suspects in a shooting attack, the forces were assaulted by a violent mob, the army says.

The troops were shot at and had an explosive device, Molotov cocktails and rocks thrown at them, the IDF says.

“In response to the immediate danger, the force fired toward the gunmen. Hits were confirmed,” an IDF spokeswoman says.

During the scuffle, one soldier, approximately 20 years old, was lightly injured when he was struck in the head by rocks thrown at the troops, the Magen David Adom rescue service says.

He received medical care on site and was brought to a Jerusalem hospital for further treatment, according to the MDA statement.