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Palestinian gunmen wound three Israelis at Joseph’s Tomb

Hundreds of civilians at the site were evacuated by Israeli forces • Samaria Regional Council head praises IDF officer’s bravery under fire, denounces “barbaric P.A. terrorism.”

Jun. 30, 2022

Palestinian gunmen wound three Israelis at Joseph’s Tomb

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Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli soldiers near Joseph's Tomb in Nablus/Shechem early on Oct. 17, 2019, as thousands of Jews visit the grave during Sukkot. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli soldiers near Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus/Shechem early on Oct. 17, 2019, as thousands of Jews visit the grave during Sukkot. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Three Israelis were wounded on Wednesday night in a shooting at Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus/Shechem.

Israeli forces and a civilian group they were escorting to the site came under “massive” Palestinian gunfire, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. Two civilians and one officer suffered light wounds in the attack. Israeli forces returned fire while evacuating the civilians, according to the IDF.

One of the Israelis injured was identified by the IDF as Col. Roy Zweig, the commanding officer of the Samaria Regional Brigade. He was wounded by shrapnel and evacuated to hospital for treatment, according to the military.

Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, praised Zweig for his bravery under fire.

“Col. Zweig refused to treat his own injury before he finished evacuating all of the worshipers securely,” said Dagan, according to Kan News.

Dagan condemned the “barbaric terrorism of the Palestinian Authority” and vowed that Israelis would not be dissuaded from visiting Joseph’s Tomb.

According to Kan, some 300 worshippers were at the site when the attack occurred.

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