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Police Prevent Car-Ramming Attack, Arrest Palestinian in Stolen Car

4 April, 2016   |   8 years ago

The Judea and Samaria police released for publication that its policemen prevented a car-ramming attack on Sunday night, March 3.

During a routine check at a roadblock in the Binyamin region, the policemen stopped a car driven by a 23-year-old Palestinian from Ramallah. He had no driving license and was driving a car that had been stolen last month in central Israel.

He was arrested, and in his questioning admitted he was intending to carry out a car-ramming attack against IDF soldiers “because of the occupation of Palestinian lands.”

The suspect also said he was planning to become a “martyr”, and that he supports the Fatah organization (PLO). He is currently at the Ofer Prison.

Homes of Three Terrorists Demolished

4 April, 2016   |   8 years ago

The IDF, Border Police and Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria demolished the homes of the three Palestinians overnight, who conducted a joint shooting and stabbing attack on Border Policemen stationed at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate, on February 3, 2016. The homes were located in Qabatiya, which is located in northern Samaria near the Palestinian city of Jenin.

The February 3 attack resulted in the death of border policewoman, Hadar Cohen. Last night’s demolition of the homes in Qabatiya offered at least some consolation for Cohen’s father.

“We will continue on the path of our Hadar,” said Cohen’s father according to the police spokesperson’s unit. “I have no doubt that we will beat terror.”

 

Woman Stabbed in Rosh HaAyin in Suspected Terror Attack

3 April, 2016   |   8 years ago

A suspected terror attack has been reported in the central-Israeli town of Rosh HaAyin. The incident has not yet been confirmed to be a terror attack and the background is under investigation.

A 28-year-old woman suffered stab wounds in her limbs during the attack, and was treated by Magen David Adom (MDA) forces at the scene before she was transported to hospital.

A female attacker, suspected to be a terrorist, has been neutralized and arrested.

Bank of Israel Presents 2015 Report: Unemployment at “Historical Low”

3 April, 2016   |   8 years ago

Governor of the Bank of Israel Karnit Flug presented the Bank’s 2015 annual report to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday morning, April 3.

“I would like to say that as a whole, the economy is in reasonable condition, considering the tough global environment,” said Flug. “The labor market is in a good situation in general, unemployment is low, wages have increased, and this allows us to focus on what is more important like the long term and the next budget.”

Netanyahu thanked Flug and commented that he was “glad to hear we are at a historical low in unemployment, causing the wages to rise. This is important, but we need to also increase the economic growth.”

“This is why we started historic negotiations about a free-trade agreement with China, which will significantly increase the export,” added Netanyahu. “We are also discussing a preferential trade agreement with Japan.”

Court Rejects Jewish Detainee’s Plea to Attend His Newborn’s Circumcision

3 April, 2016   |   8 years ago

Meir Ettinger, a Jewish far-right activist who has been under administrative detention for the last seven months, will not attend his son’s ‘Brit Milah’, a Jewish ceremony in which eight-day old male babies are circumcised.

The Beer Sheva District Court rejected Ettinger’s petition to receive a short vacation to attend the ceremony, due to take place on Monday, April 4. The court explained its decision by stating that it considers Ettinger to be dangerous.

Ettinger is considered a leader among ‘hilltop youth’, right-wing activists in Judea and Samaria, and is being held in solitary confinement without presented evidence against him.

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