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Attempted attack on Molotov cocktails near Jerusalem;
A terrorist was killed
IDF forces identified an immediate squad of Molotov cocktails in the area of the tunnel road and opened fire on them. One of the terrorists was shot dead and the other was thwarted and arrested. This is the second incident in a day,
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Attempted attack
Tunnel Road
Shlomi Heller and Amir Bohbot
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 22:36 Updated: 22:48
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IDF forces prevented this evening (Thursday) attempted attack Molotov cocktails from the Tunnel Road near Jerusalem. One of them was shot dead and another was interdicted and arrested. The fighters identified the cell and opened fire at them.
This is the second incident a day, after last night, 20-year old fighter was wounded Border Medium-light in a car bomb attack near the Qalandiya checkpoint.
The wounded man was taken to Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem, fully conscious, with injuries to his head and abdomen.
The terrorist was neutralized and arrested by Border Police forces when his condition was light.
The incident occurred while Border Police fighters and the Civil Administration evacuated illegal buildings near the checkpoint, in the area of the jury square.
During the evacuation, a Palestinian vehicle sped toward the fighter and ran over him.
Border fighters fired at the vehicle that the terrorist was trying to escape with. Following the shooting, the terrorist hit the vehicle with his wall. The
fighters arrested the terrorist, a 22-year-old resident of Qalqilya.
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A border fighter was moderately injured in a car bomb attack near Qalandiya, the terrorist was arrested
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A Palestinian vehicle ran over a border fighter last night (Photo: Israel Police spokeswoman)
The commander of the Jerusalem district, Superintendent Doron Turgeman, held a situation assessment near the scene of the car bomb attack.
At the end, he told the commanders that the attack "is another reminder of the threats that exist in every operational activity and in every space cell in which we operate. Our operational vigilance and quick and determined response is the key to neutralizing any threat immediately and preventing harm to human life."
"In this case as well," he continued, "the quick response and operational deployment of the fighters on the ground prevented injury to additional fighters and led to a speedy end to the incident and neutralization of the terrorist.
Deputy Commander of the Border Police, Lt. Gen. Brick Yitzhak told the fighters that they acted as expected of them.
"As soon as you recognized that it was a car bomb attack, you responded in a professional and determined manner while striving for contact, which ultimately led to the vehicle being stopped and the terrorist being apprehended."
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