A terrorist stabbed a young Israeli man on Monday morning at the Maoz Yehuda Farm, near the Palestinian town of Osarin in central Samaria.
The victim was seriously wounded, according to the Hatzalah Judea and Samaria (Rescuers Without Borders) volunteer emergency service. He sustained multiple stab wounds to his hand and upper body “until the knife broke,” the service said, adding that the terrorist fled the scene in a vehicle.
The victim was evacuated to Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikvah.
A report was received regarding an attempted stabbing attack near the area of Osarin, the details are under review,” the IDF said in a statement to JNS. Soldiers had been dispatched to the area, according to the statement.
“Numerous IDF forces rushed to the area and launched a chase after [the terrorist]. The IDF imposed a cordon on the villages in the area,” the military said in a separate Hebrew-language statement.
“Police forces from the Judea and Samaria District are on their way to the scene,” the Israel Police said separately, adding that details would follow.
Ynet quoted emergency medical technician Aviel Memalia as saying, “When we arrived at the scene, we saw a man in his 20s who was fully conscious and had multiple stab wounds to his body. We provided him with initial medical treatment together with an IDF medical team, and he was evacuated to the hospital in moderate to serious condition.”
Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, said in a Hebrew-language statement, “I stand with IDF soldiers and commanders and pray for the wounded man’s recovery.”
He continued, “I expect the area to be placed under a full cordon and for the IDF to launch a broad military operation, go from house to house and collect the weapons, and dismantle the infrastructure of those who support terrorism. I demand that all roads in the area be closed immediately, that the terrorist be captured, and that everyone who assisted him be held accountable.”
The people of Israel will not surrender to terrorism, and they will continue to build Samaria, Dagan said.
Counterterrorism operations in Samaria
Israeli security personnel apprehended a Hamas cell and dismantled a rocket during a counterterrorism raid in the Aqraba area, southeast of Nablus (Shechem) in central Samaria, the IDF and the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) said on Sunday.
The operation, which included members of the Border Police’s Yamam National Counter-Terrorism Unit alongside the IDF and Shin Bet, was completed on Sunday morning, according to the joint statement.
The 10-member terrorist cell had been working to advance attacks on Israeli civilians, according to the statement. The rocket was found without a launcher and dismantled on the spot.
On Friday, IDF soldiers completed a counterterrorism operation in the Qabatiya area in northern Samaria, apprehending five terrorists who were part of a cell planning an attack on civilians and security forces, the military said.
Earlier on Friday, the IDF said that more than 10 wanted suspects had been arrested during a 48-hour brigade-level counterterrorism operation in the Nablus area.
During the operation, troops searched hundreds of sites and questioned dozens of suspects.
