A Palestinian terrorist tried to stab Israel Defense Forces soldiers outside the Arab town of Deir Sharaf, near Nablus in Samaria, on Tuesday, the IDF announced. No injuries were reported in the terrorist incident.
The assailant was “neutralized” by IDF reservists at the army post, the statement said. The condition of the terrorist was not immediately clear.
Earlier on Tuesday, two Palestinian terrorists who fled the scene of Monday night’s car-ramming attack in Judea surrendered to Israeli security forces following a manhunt in the Bethlehem area.
Two IDF soldiers were lightly and moderately injured in the incident at a military checkpoint near the Palestinian city. They were transferred to a hospital to receive medical treatment and their families were notified.
On Nov. 6, two Israelis were lightly injured in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack at a bus stop near the town of Shiloh in southern Samaria. The terrorist was killed on the scene by an armed civilian.
Three days prior, Hamas terrorists opened fire toward the Shahak Industrial Park near the community of Shaked in northern Samaria. No casualties were reported in the attack on the industrial zone, which is located some five miles west of Jenin, a hotbed of Palestinian terrorism.
In the first six months of 2024, Judea and Samaria saw more than 500 Arab terrorist attacks each month on average, according to data made public by Hatzalah Judea and Samaria (Rescuers Without Borders).
During that period, first responders recorded 3,272 acts of terrorism in the region, including 1,868 cases of rock-throwing, 456 attacks with Molotov cocktails, 299 explosive charges and 109 shootings.
Terrorists murdered 14 people and wounded more than 155 others in Judea and Samaria between January and July, the rescue group said.
