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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

Beit Fajjar

IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank Palestinian town of Silat al-Harithiya, December 20, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 1, 2022, 7:28 pm
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli soldiers in West Bank under unclear circumstances
Palestinian health officials say Ammar Shafiq Abu Afifa, 21, was killed by soldiers at entrance to Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem; IDF does not say what he was suspected of
By Aaron Boxerman and Emanuel Fabian
Soldiers confiscate guns allegedly used in a shooting attack on the West Bank settlement of Migdal Oz from a Palestinian village, on January 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 11, 2019, 12:52 pm
IDF nabs Palestinian cell suspected of shooting at West Bank settlement
Shots fired at Migdal Oz, near Jerusalem, from rooftop in next-door Palestinian town, causing no injuries
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: IDF soldiers during an arrest raid in the central West Bank on February 23, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 24, 2018, 9:58 pm
Palestinians open fire on settlement south of Jerusalem – IDF
No injuries or damage as shots fired from car at entrance to Kibbutz Migdal Oz; army closes entrance to nearby Palestinian village in search for perpetrators
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Weapons manufacturing equipment seized by security forces in the West Bank, June 8, 2017. (IDF spokesperson)
June 8, 2017, 12:48 pm
IDF shuts down weapons workshop in West Bank
7 suspects arrested in overnight raids; Hamas commander dies in Gaza Strip explosion
By Stuart Winer
IDF soldier seals shut bookstore in Nablus, which was allegedly used to make explosives and print inciting material, on April 2, 2017. (Screen capture: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
April 2, 2017, 9:08 am
IDF seals West Bank bookstore suspected of housing bomb workshop
Nablus shop believed used to make explosives by Hamas terror cell busted in December; army raids Jerusalem stabber’s Sebastia home
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative photo of an Israeli army jeep in Hebron, November 7, 2013 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
March 21, 2017, 10:39 pm
IDF soldier lightly hurt after accidentally entering Palestinian town
Two servicemen drive into Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem, and come under attack from rock-throwing residents
By Judah Ari Gross
Improvised weapons seized by Israeli security forces during a raid on the West Bank town of Beit Fajjar, December 25, 2016. (Israel Police)
December 25, 2016, 7:37 pm
2 Palestinian minors arrested for manufacturing weapons
Overnight raid in town of Beit Fajjar uncovers improvised guns; two others detained for attacking settlement with Molotov cocktails
By ToI Staff
Makeshift guns and gun parts seized by Israeli security forces during a raid on the West Bank village of Beit Fajjar on December 13, 2016. (Israel Police)
December 14, 2016, 2:58 pm
4 Palestinian minors arrested over gun making
IDF and police confiscate weapons, ammo and equipment in ongoing crackdown on homemade weapons used in terror attacks
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a Palestinian man looking at an anti-Israel Facebook page. April 07, 2013. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
December 5, 2016, 1:58 pm
Police arrest 6 East Jerusalem residents for incitement
Suspects accused of posting messages encouraging violence and terrorism on their Facebook and Instagram accounts
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers at the scene of a stabbing attack in Tel-Rumeida in the West Bank city of Hebron, September 17, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
October 13, 2016, 1:25 pm
In flyers, IDF warns Palestinian village of future action
Soldiers distribute letters to Beit Fajjar residents saying they’ll do ‘everything necessary’ to prevent ‘destructive operations’
By Dov Lieber and Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative photo of an Israeli army jeep in Hebron, November 7, 2013 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 14, 2016, 1:23 pm
Don’t rely on navigation apps, IDF says, again, after latest rescue
Army sharpens message after 2 soldiers mistakenly enter Tulkarem in the West Bank and come under attack
By Sue Surkes
IDF soldiers serve a home demolition notice at the residence of Muhammad Tarayrah, the Palestinian terrorist who murdered 13-year-old Hallel Yaffa Ariel. (IDF Spokesperson)
July 5, 2016, 11:58 am
IDF moves to demolish home of teen girl’s killer
Security forces seize 3 weapons in Bethlehem region, arrest 7 Palestinian suspects
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative photo of a young Palestinian hurling a firebomb in Hebron. (AP/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
June 29, 2016, 5:34 pm
IDF dismantles three Hebron-area terror cells
19 residents of Beit Fajjar indicted for rock-throwing, firebombing attacks on Israelis in recent months
By ToI Staff
Illustration. Palestinian protesters throw stones at an Israeli military car during a rally at the Qalandiya checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, on March 30, 2013. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
April 26, 2016, 11:04 pm
Soldiers take wrong turn, come under attack in Palestinian village
Army truck pelted with rocks after troops get lost in the West Bank; IDF investigating if Waze app was used — again
By Judah Ari Gross
A Palestinian quarry is seen in the West Bank village of Beit Fajar, Bethlehem, April 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
April 21, 2016, 4:12 pm
Shuttered West Bank quarries could devastate local industry — report
Rights group says closing Palestinian-owned stone mines is ‘collective punishment’ for recent attacks; Israel says they’re illegal and hazardous
By AP and ToI Staff
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