Sunday, October 18, 2015

Israeli Soldier Is Killed in Attack by Palestinian

Israeli Soldier Is Killed in Attack by Palestinian
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/19/world/middleeast/israel-palestinians-west-bank-stabbings.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news


In the desert city of Beersheba, a Palestinian armed with a pistol and a knife grabbed another attacked an Israeli officer, fatally shot him, and wounded at least nine other people.  The Palestinian assailant was eventually killed at the scene by responding officers.  The attack took place at a bus station where thousands of people pass through daily.  The mayor of Beersheba, Ruvik Danilovich said “Fifty thousand people go through the central bus station on a daily basis, and the police have been doing their best to inspect people, but they cannot hermetically seal off this area against perpetrators”. The identity of the assailant in Beersheba is not known, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. But officials from Hamas, the Islamic militant group that dominates Gaza, praised it.  The Palestinians have also accused Israeli security forces of using excessive force because at least 18 suspects have been killed at the scene of the nearly 30 attacks on Israelis this month. 
Tom Sora

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