One Israeli Killed, Eight Wounded in West Bank Attacks
Jerusalem----July 13.....Palestinian terrorists shot at a group of Israeli civilians in a Jewish neighborhood of Hebron, killing one Israeli. Yehezkel Mualem, was shot and killed while protesting the murder of another Israeli at the same spot. He is being buried at this hour at Jerusalems Har Hamenuchot cemetery. Eight Israelis were wounded with one listed in moderate condition, bullets having lodged in each of his legs. Both men were immediately treated by emergency crews at the scene of the attack and rushed by ambulance to Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem. The
situation in Hebron has deteriorated to the worst condition in nine months
with heavy gun-battles now raging in that West Bank city. Witnesses say
that the "city is shaking from gun and tank fire". The IDF has stated that they will now respond in force to unprovoked attacks by the Palestinians.
Yesterday,
two parents and their six month old infant were shot in a terror attack
near Nablus. Due
to Palestinian terror and violence, 125 Israelis and 13 Israeli Arabs
have been killed since September. |