The scene of the attack at the Beit Kama/MDA intersection
Officials in the security system warned today (Sunday) that the alerts for terrorist attacks originating from the Yosh have reached a peak in months. Because of this, a directive was given to increase the number of arrests in the area, with an emphasis on the refugee camps.
In the meantime, the security system today praised the actions of the police around the Temple Mount and the sensitivity that the police and security forces soldiers discovered around Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, in an attempt to avoid provocations following calls to carry out attacks that were spread on social networks.
"The calm that passed on a very tense day like last Friday is a security achievement against Hamas and other extremist elements that want to set the area on fire and define the war as a religious war," a security source told Walla!.
Al Aqsa Mosque the day after the riots and clashes, April 5, 2023/Reuters
Yesterday, a terrorist opened fire at the Jewish settlement in Hebron and was neutralized by IDF fighters operating in the area. After the shooting, the security forces launched extensive searches throughout the city in order to locate additional aides or terrorists who participated in the attack. The IDF spokesman confirmed that a report of shooting was received in the area of the city Hebron.
"Continuing to the initial report, a terrorist opened fire a short time ago at the Jewish settlement in Hebron. There were no casualties and no damage was caused," the IDF spokesman said in a statement. "The fighters who were operating in the area eliminated the terrorist and are continuing to search the area
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and they approached the body of the terrorist, they were detained for questioning after the fear that they were armed or connected to the attack was removed, there were no Israeli casualties in the incident. Palestinian sources said that the terrorist is Mahmoud Nofal, a Muslim cleric, an imam in a mosque in the city.
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