The Samaria Brigadier General was wounded, but refused to evacuate until the worshipers were completely evacuated.
He is a true hero and I salute him on behalf of all the people of Israel. "
This is what Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Council, said about what happened between Wednesday and Thursday at Joseph's Tomb.
Terrorists then opened heavy fire on the worshipers who were at the scene and wounded three, including Col. Roi Zweig.
Tensions have been high in Nablus for a long time.
Volunteers from the Yosef Tomb Administration say that the IDF has raised the level of alertness. Near the grave, but then the incident ended without casualties.
Joseph's Tomb on the night of the shooting,
The plan was to put in about 300 worshipers in four beats, with each worshiper staying in the compound for a while and leaving for the benefit of others.
However, when the worshipers in the third round were on their way back to the buses, heavy fire was opened at them.
At the same time, Brigadier General Kobi Heller, Commander of the Bang Design, was also present.
"We were in the middle of taking the worshipers out of Zion around one o'clock, and the whole extension was full of people, and then heavy gunfire started in our direction.
He said, "It was very stressful, they saw the bullets above our heads. People bent down, immediately understood the situation and lowered their heads, obeyed the instructions." Fighters who secured the place returned fire at the sources of the shooting.
Two civilians were lightly injured in the incident, in addition to Colonel Zweig.
"He refused to treat his injury and even examine it before he finished evacuating all the worshipers safely," Dagan repeated.
"In the face of this heroism we see the humiliation and cowardice of the barbarians from the PA, shooting at peaceful worshipers at Joseph's tomb, shortly after they broke and burned the holy place. These attacks are possible because the government does not allow the IDF to return to Joseph's tomb, as moral and required."
Dror says he saw Zweig during the incident, and that Hela hid his injury well.
"I was told he was injured, but I said there was no chance. I saw him standing, talking. Until they told me I did not think for a moment that he was injured."
Dagan says that the answer to the incident is to strengthen the grip on the place: "We will continue to reach the grave of Yosef the Tzaddik."
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