PALESTINIAN SHOOTING TERROR ATTACK NEAR HEBRON: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
Terrorism · · Israel
PALESTINIAN SHOOTING TERROR ATTACK NEAR HEBRON: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
• Location: Judea Junction, near Hebron, along Route 35 in Judea and Samaria.
• Attack: Around 7:30 a.m., 2 Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an IDF checkpoint. A firefight lasting more than 20 minutes followed.
• Casualties: 5 Israelis wounded, including 2 critically, 1 moderately and 2 lightly.
• Terrorists: Both attackers, identified as 27-year-old Palestinians from Hebron, were ELIMINATED by IDF troops.
• Weapons: Assault rifle, pistol and large quantities of ammunition recovered.
• Intelligence: The IDF assesses the terrorists originally intended to carry out a MASS CASUALTY attack against Israeli civilians traveling along Route 35, but encountered the military checkpoint.
• Security Response: Hebron placed under military cordon, roads blocked and searches launched for possible accomplices.
• Netanyahu: Ordered preparations for a wider closure across Judea and Samaria following an emergency security assessment.
• Investigation: Israeli security agencies are examining possible Hamas connections and whether the attackers received outside assistance.
The attack comes just 4 days before Israel’s October 27 elections, with security forces already on heightened alert.
The investigation and security operations remain ongoing.
Source: @Open Source Intel
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