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IDF post near Nablus attacked in drive-by shooting

No Israeli casualties were reported; Israeli forces are sweeping the area for the assailants, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Israeli soldiers searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting attack, in the village of Aqraba, near Nablus in Samaria, May 4, 2021. Credit: Flash90.
Israeli soldiers searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting attack, in the village of Aqraba, near Nablus in Samaria, May 4, 2021. Credit: Flash90.
(Feb. 3, 2022 / JNS)

A drive-by shooting attack on a military post at the entrance to Nablus/Shechem in Judea and Samaria took place on Wednesday night, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

No Israeli casualties were reported.

IDF troops were searching the area for the assailants, according to a statement from the military.

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