IDF soldiers from Battalion 636 thwarted a shooting attack targeting a military post at the entrance to the city of Nablus in the West Bank on Thursday night, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
According to the IDF, a squad of armed Palestinians arrived in a vehicle at one of the southern entrances to the city and one of them got out and fired at a military post in the area.
Soldiers from the 636th Battalion who were operating in the area returned fire and hit several of the gunmen, one of the militants was arrested and sent for medical treatment.
Three gunmen were injured by IDF fire, according to Palestinian reports.
The others that were hit by the IDF fled in a vehicle, after which another vehicle arrived, collected the weapons and fled the scene.
There were no casualties among IDF troops.
"Another attempt at an attack in Samaria. Thanks to the correct and quick action of the soldiers of the Samaria Regional Brigade, under the command of Col. Roi Zweig, a serious incident was avoided. The residents of Samaria and the entire people of Israel thank you."
Yossi Dagan
The head of the Shomron Regional Council, Yossi Dagan, congratulated Shomron Brigade Col. Roi Zweig for thwarting the attack: "Another attempt at an attack in Samaria. Thanks to the correct and quick action of the soldiers of the Samaria Regional Brigade, under the command of Col. Roi Zweig, a serious incident was avoided. The residents of Samaria and the entire people of Israel thank you."
Palestinian teenager shot
a 16-year-old Palestinian was shot dead near a road leading to a Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Friday, Palestinian officials said, and the army said it had opened fire to protect motorists from rioters.
Witnesses said the incident, east of the hub city of Ramallah, also involved face-offs in open fields between settlers, at least one of whom was armed, and Palestinians, with some on either side lobbing rocks at the other.
The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the teenager's killing as an "execution." A second Palestinian was shot and wounded in the incident, health officials and witnesses said.
The Israeli army said troops fired to disperse hundreds of Palestinians who had burned tires and hurled rocks at a road leading to Kochav Hashachar settlement. "We are aware of reports of a Palestinian that was killed," it said in a statement.
Break the Wave
Overnight, the IDF, Shin Bet and Border Police arrested four suspects in Beita, Bani Naim, Anata and Hebron as part of Operation Break the Wave. The security forces seized large amounts of weapons and cash during their operations.
Stones were thrown at the soldiers in multiple locations and the soldiers responded with riot dispersal methods.