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IDF: Soldier Injured From Gunshots on Lebanese Border
26 October, 2016 |
9 years ago
An IDF soldier posted near the town of Metula in northern Israel was hurt on Wednesday afternoon by gunshots fired from Lebanese territory.
According to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the shots were fired from a passing vehicle towards an IDF force engaged in routine activity near the border fence. The soldiers returned fire and hit the vehicle.
A soldier was lightly wounded in his hand and was taken to a hospital to receive treatment.
UNESCO Member States Approve Anti-Israel Resolution
26 October, 2016 |
9 years ago
UNESCO member states on Wednesday afternoon held a final vote on the resolution approved by the organization’s executive board two weeks ago, denying Jewish ties to the Jerusalem holy sites. Ten of the 21 member states supported the resolution, eight abstained, two opposed it and one was absent from the vote.
The UNESCO resolution criticizes Israeli actions on and around the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, but contains no reference to the Jewish names for the site. Instead, the draft refers only to the Muslim name, al-Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary. Even the Western Wall is mentioned in the resolution mainly by its Arabic name, al-Buraq Plaza.
In effect, the resolution also denies any Christian connection to the sites and to the Old City, describing them as holy to Muslims only.
Israeli Forces Arrest 13 Terror Suspects Overnight in Judea and Samaria
26 October, 2016 |
9 years ago
IDF, Shin Bet, Border Police and police forces arrested 13 Palestinian terror suspects overnight throughout Judea and Samaria. Two of them were identified as Hamas members, while the rest are suspected of participating in terrorist activity and riots directed against Israeli civilians and security forces. They have been taken for questioning.
Jerusalem: Arab Man With Screwdriver Detained
25 October, 2016 |
9 years ago
Jerusalem Police said Tuesday evening that an Arab man was detained in the Gilo neighborhood of the capital after arousing suspicions of passers-by. The man, approximately 20 years old, is a resident of Judea and Samaria was in possession of a screwdriver.
The suspect has been detained for questioning.
Shots fired at the Israeli-Egyptian Border Kills One Worker
25 October, 2016 |
9 years ago
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported shots fired from the Egyptian side of the border towards a construction team on the Israeli side in the region of Mount Harif which killed one person. According to the Defense Ministry, the said person worked in civil society, serving maintenance work on the border fence between Israel and Egypt.
Preliminary investigation conducted by the IDF in contact with the Egyptian army reveaved that the incident does not apparently point to a terrorist attack. Circumstances of the incident are still being reviewed.
