IDF soldier wounded by explosive device south of Jerusalem

An Israeli soldier was moderately wounded on Wednesday night when an improvised explosive device was thrown at an Israel Defense Forces position overlooking a main highway in the Beit Jala area south of Jerusalem.

The wounded soldier, a member of the Kfir Brigade, was transported to a hospital in Jerusalem for medical treatment.

The IDF launched a extensive search of the area where the attack took place in an effort to find the perpetrator.

Earlier on Wednesday, two Israelis, including a two-year-old girl, were lightly wounded when rocks were thrown at their vehicle on Route 45 north of Jerusalem. The rocks, which shattered the vehicle's windshield, were thrown from a Palestinian area alongside the road.

The toddler was transported to Shaare Tzedek Medical Center in Jerusalem for medical treatment. She was later released after her wounds were treated.

Wednesday's attacks were the latest in a surge of "lone wolf" Palestinian terrorism in recent weeks. The most recent previous incident had taken place [PUT IN LINK: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=27665 ] on Monday, when a Palestinian terrorist was shot dead after stabbing a Border Police officer at Tapuach Junction in Samaria. The Border Police officer was lightly wounded in the incident.

Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog said in response to Wednesday's attacks, "There is no compromise with terror, and I said this to [Palestinian Authority President] Mahmoud Abbas when I met with him yesterday. Those who harm Israelis are taking their lives into their own hands."

Also on Wednesday, a border policeman was lightly wounded in a clash with Arab rioters in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya. Dozens of masked Arab rioters hurled rocks and firebombs at Israeli security personnel at the entrance to the neighborhood. The wounded border policeman suffered burns on his upper body from a firebomb.

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