IDF Forces Shoot Terrorist in Abu Dis

4 July, 2019   |   6 years ago

Jerusalem, 4 July, 2019 (TPS-IL) -- IDF troops on Wednesday night shot and wounded a terrorist who threw a firebomb at them.

The soldiers identified terrorists who threw Molotov cocktails and explosive devices at a military post in the village of Abu Dis, in the area of ​​the Binyamin Regional Brigade. They fired at the lower body of the Molotov cocktail thrower and wounded him.

In addition, Israeli forces carrying out counterterrorism operations throughout Judea and Samaria arrested eight terrorist operatives suspected of involvement in terrorist activities and violent disturbances against civilians and security forces. The suspects were taken for questioning.

Earlier in the evening, IDF forces captured a man who scaled the fence on the border with the Gaza Strip and infiltrated Israel illegally. He was not armed. He was taken for questioning.