This Ongoing War..
08 November '13..
Far from the headlines and the attention of the non-Israeli media, it's been a day of drama for those living close to the interface with the people on the other side of the conflict, especially those driving on the roads and manning the security checkpoints.
Start with today's attack by a man who brandished a knife with which he tried to stab Border Police at a security checkpoint near Jerusalem. He ignored calls from the officers who then opened fire and killed him. The Jerusalem Post quotes Palestinian officials saying he is a 23-year-old from Hebron.
Earlier this morning (Friday), a moving car with people inside it (the customary configuration) came under terrorist fire on a highway that passes the Israeli community of Tekoa, just a short distance south of Jerusalem. An Israeli couple were driving the vehicle when it was hit by a fire bomb (aka Molotov Cocktail) and exploded. The driver, Tzachi Khouri, is interviewed by Ynet: "There was a giant explosion, we didn't understand what was going on. It took me a second to realize that my wife was on fire. The car started to burn. I opened the door, pulled her to me. I tried calling rescue services, there was no reception. It took me a long time until I could reach someone." Israel National News says the wife suffered moderate burns; the husband is also injured, though relatively lightly. Magen David Adom medics treated them on the scene and then transferred them to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem. Their car (in the photos above and below) is entirely destroyed. "Burnt to a crisp" is what Times of Israel's reporter says. Soldiers are sweeping the area at this hour, trying to locate and apprehend those who set out to kill them some Israelis.
Late night (Thursday) at a security checkpoint in Abu Dis, in the eastern suburbs of Jerusalem, a local Arab tried to stab a Border Police serviceman, according to Times of Israel quoting Army Radio.
Also Thursday, a Palestinian Arab male fired a flare gun at civilian Israelis standing at a hitch-hike post at Tapuah Junction, not far from the city of Ariel. IDF soldiers patrolling the area fired, killing him on the spot. Fortunately the attacker did not manage to fulfill his plan of injuring Israelis, or worse.
Might the presence in the area of high-level representatives of the US government, talking of the urgency for a peace agreement, be connected to the latest Palestinian Arab attacks?
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