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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 366

Ofra

Ahmad Kahla is seen scuffling with troops near the West Bank settlement of Ofra, January 15, 2023. (Screen capture/Twitter; courtesy)
January 23, 2023, 1:42 am
IDF opens probe after troops found to unnecessarily kill Palestinian at checkpoint
Brigade commander determines that altercation outside central West Bank village should not have ended in 45-year-old’s death, leading military police to launch investigation
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian man is seen scuffling with troops near the West Bank settlement of Ofra, January 15, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
January 17, 2023, 12:36 pm
Eyewitness claims soldiers pepper-sprayed Palestinian, shot him dead when he flailed
Man denies Ahmad Kahla, killed by troops at West Bank checkpoint Sunday, tried to grab soldier’s gun; footage shows struggle with soldiers near Ofra settlement; IDF investigating
By Emanuel Fabian
A Palestinian man is seen scuffling with troops near the West Bank settlement of Ofra, January 15, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
January 15, 2023, 12:10 pm
Palestinian shot dead by troops in West Bank scuffle; IDF says he tried to grab gun
Footage shows man struggling with soldiers near settlement of Ofra; military says Ahmad Kahla, 45, refused to be questioned, violence ensued
By Emanuel Fabian
File: Israeli troops operate in the West Bank, December 28, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 1, 2023, 11:57 pm
IDF dismisses officer, soldier for mistakenly firing at settlement security guards
Several other officers censured, jailed over ‘extremely serious’ incident in mid-December; head of Central Command says ‘miracle’ nobody was hurt
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Israeli troops conduct searches in the West Bank, October 12, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 17, 2022, 3:15 am
IDF troops fire at settlement security guards after mistaking them for rock-throwers
Military tells public broadcaster that the soldiers immediately halted their fire after realizing mistake in incident near Ofra
By ToI Staff
An SKS assault rifle used by a Palestinian gunman in a shooting attack against a military post near the West Bank settlement of Ofra, December 7, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 7, 2022, 5:06 pm
Shots fired at military post in central West Bank, gunman shot dead — IDF
Gunfire near settlement of Ofra comes hours after attack near another military post, amid uptick in shootings in West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers operate in the West Bank, August 24, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 29, 2022, 1:12 am
IDF says shots fired at two military posts in West Bank, with no injuries
Military launches hunt for gunmen, amid uptick in attacks
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: IDF troops at the entrance to the West Bank village of Silwad on August 26, 2016 (Flash90)
June 25, 2022, 8:43 am
Palestinians say teen killed by IDF gunfire; military says group threw rocks at road
Mohammad Hamad, 16, dies of wounds; IDF says troops opened fire while carrying out arrest after group threw stones at highway near settlement; no further clarification given
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Soldiers stand by the scene of the suspected car-ramming and stabbing attack near a military post near Ofra in the West Bank on May 14, 2021. (Courtesy / Ofra Youth)
May 14, 2021, 2:56 pm
IDF says stabbing attack thwarted in West Bank; Palestinian assailant killed
Suspect attempts to ram, then stab soldier stationed at post near West Bank settlement of Ofra, according to military
By Emanuel Fabian
A view of the Israeli settlement of Ofra in the central West Bank, with the Palestinian town of Ein Yabrud on the range behind it, on November 17, 2016. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
January 7, 2020, 12:34 pm
Court gives nod to settlement largely built on private Palestinian land
While legal hurdles still remain, residents of Ofra hope dismissal of petition against master plan will pave way for retroactive regulation of entire town
By Jacob Magid
Asem (L) and Salih (R) Barghouti at a rally in Kobar after the former was released from Israeli prison in April 2018 (screenshot: Twitter)
November 28, 2019, 7:16 pm
Terrorist behind two deadly 2018 shootings convicted of triple murder
Asem Barghouti found guilty of December attacks that killed two soldiers and the baby born prematurely to a female victim, and injured nine others
By ToI Staff
Friends and family members mourn during the funeral ceremony of terror victim Dvir Sorek, in the West Bank settlement of Ofra, August 8, 2019. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
August 8, 2019, 9:43 pm
Thousands attend funeral for teen terror victim, as father vows to ‘choose life’
Yoav Sorek says ‘evil lover of death’ took the life of his son Dvir, ‘but they did not harm your innocence, light and love’
By ToI Staff
IDF destroys home of suspected Palestinian terrorist accused of carrying out West Bank shooting attack, April 17 2019 (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
April 17, 2019, 8:11 am
IDF troops raze West Bank home of accused Ofra attack terrorist
Salih Barghouti was shot dead a week after December attack that injured 7, including pregnant woman whose baby later died
By ToI Staff
Netanel Felber, in an undated photograph. (courtesy)
February 27, 2019, 5:04 pm
Soldier critically hurt in shooting moved to rehab, still unconscious
More than two months after Givat Assaf attack, Netanel Felber’s condition is stable, but it is unknown whether he will wake up
By ToI Staff
Suheir Barghouti (Facebook photo)
February 5, 2019, 9:39 am
Israel arrests mother of Givat Assaf, Ofra terrorists
Troops detain Suheir Barghouti in West Bank village of Kobar, along with several other members of the family
By ToI Staff
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