Israeli soldiers operating near Jenin were attacked by local residents early Thursday morning. According to available details, the soldiers were on a mission to apprehend two Hamas operatives wanted by the defense establishment. During the search for the suspects, local residents threw firebombs and explosives at the troops. One soldier sustained moderate injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment. The suspects were arrested and turned over for questioning by defense officials. Meanwhile, two terrorist attacks took place in Judea and Samaria Wednesday. The first incident took place early Wednesday evening, when a Palestinian terrorist rammed his car into a bus stop at the entrance to Kochav Yaakov, southeast of Ramallah, narrowly missing several soldiers and civilians waiting at the bus stop. The driver, holding a knife, attempted to exit the vehicle, and was shot by the soldiers. He was later identified as Hussein Abu Gosh, a resident of the Qalandia refugee camp. The second incident took place near the Palestinian village of Aboud, adjacent to Ramallah, where terrorists driving by an IDF post opened fire on the soldiers. The troops were unharmed and returned fire, hitting the driver, who sustained a head injury and was taken to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer. The soldiers found a Carl Gustav rifle in the car. The terrorist was later named as Nazir Ibrahim Barghouti, 26, a resident of Aboud.
IDF soldier moderately wounded in routine operation near Jenin
Local residents throw firebombs and explosives at Israeli troops searching for two Hamas operatives • Suspects detained • Terrorist killed after attempted ramming near Kochav Yaakov • Another terrorist shot after opening fire on soldiers near Ramallah.
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