Terrorists hurl bomb near Joseph’s Tomb, injuring IDF officer, soldiers

In separate incident, Israeli wounded in stabbing attack at light-rail stop in Jerusalem.

By Israel Today Staff | | Topics: Terrorism, Joseph's Tomb
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish worshipers visit Joseph's Tomb under heavy IDF guard. Photo by Eytan Schweber/TPS
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish worshipers visit Joseph's Tomb under heavy IDF guard. Photo by Eytan Schweber/TPS

Terrorists threw a bomb at Israel Defense Forces soldiers protecting Jewish worshippers at Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem (Nablus). An Israeli officer and three soldiers were injured, the IDF said.

Nablus Battalion, part of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, reportedly claimed responsibility. Thirty-nine people were injured in related clashes, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.

“We are praying from the depths of our hearts for the safety of the soldiers who secured this entrance,” said Knesset member Zvi Sukkot, in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter).

“Terror will not win, in the merit of Joseph the righteous,” he added.

Images shared on social media appeared to show a large explosion from the bomb.

On Thursday morning it was reported that the IDF officer and two of his soldiers were in good condition. The third soldier was listed in moderate condition.

 

Jerusalem stabbing attack

An Israeli man was moderately wounded on Wednesday night in a stabbing attack at the Shivtei Israel light-rail stop in Jerusalem.

The Palestinian terrorist, identified by local media as a 14-year-old Arab resident of Beit Hanina in northern Jerusalem, was shot and “neutralized.”

Magen David Adom emergency medical personnel treated the 25-year-old victim, who was evacuated to the city’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

An Israeli was lightly wounded in a stabbing attack at the Shivtei Israel light rail stop in Jerusalem, Aug. 30. 2023. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS.

Wave of violence

In separate incidents on Wednesday evening, two Israeli bus drivers were lightly wounded when Palestinian terrorists threw rocks at vehicles on a highway in western Samaria.

The men, aged 30 and 48, came under attack while driving on Route 55 near the Arab village of Nabi Ilyas, located close to the Israeli community of Alfei Menashe.

One driver was wounded by shrapnel in his eyes, while the other suffered a shoulder wound, Rescuers Without Borders (Hatzalah Judea and Samaria) announced. Both were evacuated to Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba.

Earlier Wednesday, an Israel Defense Forces soldier was lightly injured when a Palestinian terrorist rammed his car into a military post near Beit Hagai, close to Hebron in Judea.

According to the military, the assailant accelerated toward the IDF post as he approached Junction 200, prompting troops to respond.

Israeli media reported that the Palestinian was shot and “neutralized.”

The injured soldier was evacuated to the hospital in good condition.

On Tuesday, four Jewish shepherds were wounded when dozens of masked Arabs attacked them as they were herding their flock in the Binyamin region of Samaria.

A day earlier, IDF soldiers conducting an operation near Ya’bad in northwestern Samaria were attacked by terrorists who threw explosive devices at them from a passing vehicle.

With reporting by JNS.

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