ICEJ NEWS:
Security ramped up following multiple attacks Thursday
Two attempts were made by Palestinians late Thursday to attack IDF soldiers in the West Bank, resulting in four attackers being shot dead and no Israelis being wounded. The first attack came by a lone Palestinian attacker against a group of IDF soldiers at the Beit Anoun junction near Hebron. The second involved three attackers rushing soldiers at the Gush Etzion junction south of Jerusalem. Another Palestinian man was arrested when he was found to have a knife near Beit Hadassah on Thursday afternoon. The incidents came as Israelis were getting reports that a bus in Cairo being patronized by Israeli-Arab tourists had come under fire by unidentified gunmen. Although no one was hurt in the shooting attack, it dealt yet another blow to the beleaguered tourism industry upon which Egypt’s economy is so dependent. Read More >>
