More
EN
Newsletter
More
Newsletter
EN
Support JNS
News   Israel News

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.

IDF
EXPLORE JNS
Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun speaks at the JNS Visionary Leadership Assembly in New York City on Sept. 28, 2025, sharing how Jewish identity guides his work as U.S. special envoy–designate to combat antisemitism. Credit: JNS.
U.S. News
Before Bondi Beach massacre, warnings about Jew-hatred ‘fell on deaf ears’ in Australia, Kaploun says
“In many of the countries that have Holocaust envoys or antisemitism envoys, you have to empower them to be able to do something to be effective,” the U.S. special envoy on Jew-hatred told reporters. “You can’t neuter them.”
October 5, 2026 04:58 PM
Mike Wagenheim
Palestinians stand next to a burning tank inside the border fence with Israel in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Oct. 7, 2023. Photo by Yousef Mohammed/FLASH90.
Israel News
Israeli defense minister vows to eliminate all 2,000 remaining Oct. 7 terrorists
Of the 6,000 Gazans who invaded the country on Oct. 7, 2023, 4,000 have been eliminated, said Israel Katz.
October 6, 2026 04:03 AM
JNS Staff
Israeli President Isaac Herzog watches as Israeli flags are lowered to half-staff at 6:29 a.m. at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Oct. 5, 2026, marking the national day of remembrance for the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks and the Swords of Iron war. Credit: Spokesperson of the Office of the President.
Israel News
‘An entire nation bows its head and mourns’: Israel marks memorial day for Oct. 7
The Jewish state lowered its flags to half-staff at 6:29 a.m. to launch commemorations honoring fallen soldiers and victims of the 2023 assault.
Oct. 5, 2026
Joshua Marks
Deputy leader of the Green Party Mothin Ali speaks at the party conference at Brighton Centre in Brighton, England, on Oct. 3, 2026. Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images.
World News
Israel denounces British Green Party’s ‘Zionism is racism’ motion
The policy goes “far beyond the boundaries of legitimate political debate,” the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said.
Oct. 5, 2026
David Isaac
Breaking News
05:22
Israeli diaspora minister: McGurk ‘shattered web of lies’ about hostage talks
05:02
Christians plant millions of Israeli flags in 14 countries ahead of Oct. 7
04:39
Bessent: Iran loaded no crude in September as pressure campaign intensifies
04:21
Ahuva Spieler Reshef begins term as Israel’s ambassador to Argentina
04:19
Trump: I ‘personally’ believe Iran behind flydubai attack
03:57
Herzog urges Dutch PM to demand Hamas disarm
03:49
IDF dismantles mile-long tunnel route in northern Gaza
03:35
Israeli FM Sa’ar invites Montenegro deputy PM, seeking deeper ties
03:26
Defense Minister Katz vows to eliminate all 2,000 remaining Oct. 7 terrorists
03:18
Former hostage Avinatan Or: I backed my parents’ opposition to deal with Hamas
02:59
10 Western Hemisphere nations condemn Iran, terror proxies
02:32
Israeli defense minister orders IDF on high alert in Gaza ahead of Oct. 7
02:16
Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
01:57
Herzog: Middle East quietly cooperating against Iran’s ‘empire of proxies’
01:36
IDF apprehends second terrorist in attempted Samaria stabbing
01:11
Syria: Two suspects detained after approaching IDF post
00:07
Anti-Israel protests expected to surge worldwide around Oct. 7 anniversary
23:06
UN Watch head mocks PA after failed bid to join anti-torture body
17:04
Mamdani Jew-hatred strategy touts funding to group that accuses Israel of ‘genocide’
13:15
Kuwaiti man who tried to attack Israeli embassy in London gets life in prison
12:53
AOC, Mamdani to attend El-Sayed fundraiser in NY
12:33
‘Regular rotations that happen,’ Rubio says of bombers leaving British Fairford airbase
10:05
Israel Police chief mourns 72 officers killed since Oct. 7
08:59
Work begins to preserve Herod’s Pools in Jordan Valley
08:58
State Department hiring foreign affairs officer in Office of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism
08:42
Palestinian terrorist ‘neutralized’ after torching car, wielding knife at Samaria farm
08:33
Iran reviewing US response to Hormuz reopening proposal
08:13
Sa’ar congratulates SNSD after strong showing in Bosnia elections
07:55
CST warns of ‘ongoing terrorist threats’ to British Jews after Manchester plot charges
07:32
Israeli minister on Spain’s snap election: ‘Sánchez is finished’
07:12
Israel bars UK Green Party leader over anti-Zionist resolution
06:47
IDF soldiers mark three years since Oct. 7 ‘across all sectors’
06:25
Bar-Ilan U lecturer indicted over alleged plan for coordinated attacks on Arab Israelis
06:03
Israeli FM Sa’ar: Ireland a lost cause for Jewish state
05:51
IDF troops fire at car that rammed army vehicle in Judea
05:43
Israeli gasoline price drops to $9.61 a gallon after tax cut
05:24
Three years later, Oct. 7 still ‘seared into us,’ Netanyahu tells memorial ceremony
05:22
US energy secretary says Strait of Hormuz energy supplies continuing to rise
05:17
Herzog reflects on three years of loss, praises Israeli resilience
05:02
IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas Nukhba commander who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7
04:41
Netanyahu, Sa’ar back Bolsonaro in Brazil presidential runoff
04:29
Judea: IDF responds to attempted ramming near Hebron
04:22
Tourist detained after arousing suspicion at Tel Aviv ‘security site’
03:57
Israel squad wears Oct. 7 memorial armbands at match with Ireland
03:38
Britain’s Farage vowed to ‘undo’ Labour government’s moves, Israeli FM tells JNS
03:19
Netanyahu orders security review of foreign flights to Israel
02:59
IDF says it killed Oct. 7 Nukhba terrorist tied to Turkish aid group
02:38
Netanyahu to honor slain IDF soldiers, Oct. 7 victims at Mount Herzl
02:19
Syria: IDF slays suspicious person trying to infiltrate military post
02:16
Samaria: IDF arrests two terrorist arms dealers in Nablus raid
More Updates
JNS TV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with flydubai passengers Yaniv Hayun, Or Pardilov, Dr. Shota Musayev and his wife, Sigalit, who helped thwart the attack aboard Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, Oct. 1, 2026. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.
JNS TV / JLMinute
Flydubai attack, UK terror plot put Israel on high alert
October 5, 2026 04:43 AM
Alex Traiman, Josh Hasten
COLUMNS
Shay Khatiri. Credit: Courtesy.
CAMERA: Eye on the Media
Journalists have moved on from massacre in Iran, but insist on relitigating Gaza war
Shay Khatiri
Julio Messer. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Does logic support the story behind Egypt warning Israel before Oct. 7?
Julio Messer