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IDF thwarts attempted drive-by shooting in Nablus

Soldiers return fire, killing gunman • No Israeli casualties reported.

Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus on Sept. 11, 2020. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus on Sept. 11, 2020. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Israeli forces thwarted an attempted drive-by shooting attack in Nablus in Judea and Samaria on Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.

According to the IDF, after approaching the outpost in a vehicle from the direction of the city, the assailant opened fire on the soldiers with a handgun.

The soldiers returned fire, killing the gunman.

No Israeli casualties were reported.

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