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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 497

Silwad

Illustrative: Palestinians clash with Israeli forces during a raid in the West Bank town of Silwad, north of Ramallah, on August 31, 2022.(Flash90)
August 7, 2023, 4:59 pm
Palestinian teen who hurled firebomb dies days after being shot by IDF troops
Military says 17-year-old Ramzi Fathi Hamed threw Molotov cocktails at settlement of Ofra, close to West Bank town of Silwad
By Emanuel Fabian
The IDF arrested nine suspects it says were involved in terror related activities, August 31, 2022 (Israel Defense Forces)
August 31, 2022, 10:30 am
IDF arrests 3 Palestinians for shooting attacks near West Bank town
Military says suspect in Silwad tried to flee, was shot and wounded then detained, in one of several overnight raids
By Ash Obel
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
Israeli soldiers operate in the West Bank, August 25, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 25, 2022, 5:57 am
Soldier lightly injured by Palestinian gunfire during West Bank military operation
IDF says servicemember taken to hospital after sustaining hand wound in Burqin, near Jenin; 14 wanted Palestinians detained in overnight raids
By Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli bus is seen damaged following a shooting attack in the West Bank near Silwad, August 20, 2022. (Courtesy)
August 21, 2022, 12:29 am
Gunfire hits crowded Israeli bus in West Bank; IDF launches manhunt
At least 8 bullets shot from Silwad hit a bus full of passengers on major highway; no injuries
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank on June 27, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 28, 2022, 11:44 am
Security forces arrest 10 terror suspects in overnight West Bank raids
IDF says forces seized illegal weapons, thousands of shekels intended for terrorist activity; IDF says Palestinian hit by Israeli fire in clashes, but Ramallah says no injuries
By Sara Serfaty and Emanuel Fabian
Screengrab said to show Israeli troops escorting detained Palestinians in Silwad, West Bank on July 6, 2022 (Screen grab/Twitter)
July 6, 2022, 10:57 am
Palestinian shot dead near Jenin; IDF: Terror suspect targeted trying to escape
Video said to show blindfolded Palestinians led through street by troops near Ramallah; military holds drill near Hebron
By ToI Staff
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
Illustrative: Israeli troops near the Beit El checkpoint in the West Bank, on May 15, 2021. (Flash90)
April 17, 2022, 5:54 am
Attempted terror stabbing thwarted in West Bank settlement
Security forces apprehend a 21-year-old Palestinian attempting to scale Beit El’s fence with a knife, amid ongoing tensions between Israel and Palestinians
By ToI Staff
IDF soldiers are seen operating in the West Bank on April 13, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 13, 2022, 11:01 pm
Israeli forces near Ramallah nab terror cell suspected of planning imminent attack
Troops arrest 4 Palestinians including suspect accused of killing Israeli in 2015, one man said killed in clashes during raid, amid crackdown in West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers guard the scene of a terrorist shooting attack near Givat Assaf, in the central West Bank, on December 13, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 13, 2018, 6:46 pm
IDF beefs up troops in West Bank, steps up manhunt, after 2 soldiers killed
Military says additional battalions will assist in both efforts to find terrorists behind deadly shooting attack and protect settlements
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli security forces and forensic experts inspect the scene of a terror shooting outside the Givat Assaf settlement outpost, northeast of the West Bank city of Ramallah, on December 13, 2018. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
December 13, 2018, 5:21 pm
IDF: Palestinian tries to ram car into soldiers, is killed, in 3rd attack of day
Serviceman lightly injured in alleged vehicular assault outside Ramallah; relatives of driver say he was hard of hearing, deny he would carry out attack
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli soldiers, medical officials and police inspect the scene of a terrorist shooting attack near Givat Assaf, in the central West Bank, on December 13, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 13, 2018, 11:41 am
2 soldiers killed in West Bank terror shooting; civilian, serviceman hurt
Attackers flee, prompting manhunt; incident occurs near site of Sunday drive-by in which seven Israelis were hurt, including a pregnant woman whose baby later died
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray near the compound of Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus on June 10, 2013. ( Yaakov naumi / Flash90 )
January 16, 2018, 8:42 am
Bomb planted at West Bank holy site, is detonated safely
After controlled blast, some 1,000 Jewish worshipers visit Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus, as residents riot and stone their buses
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Ministry dismantling Amona outpost in the central West Bank on February 6, 2017. (Courtesy Amona Council)
August 17, 2017, 12:21 pm
High Court freezes controversial outpost legalization law
Following petitions, legislation allowing retroactive land legalization in West Bank delayed for two months until government responds
By Jacob Magid and Stuart Winer
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