There were a number of stabbing attacks on Shabbos, Parshas Noach. B’chasdei Hashem the terrorists were eliminated and the victims sustained light and very light injuries.

Rocket attack from Gaza
A rocket was fired into southern Israel Friday night, landing in an open area near northern Gaza. Sirens did not sound to alert area residents.

Shabbos morning stabbing attack near Beit Hadassah in Hebron
An 18-year-old terrorist on Shabbos morning jumped on a man near the Avraham Avinu area of Hebron. B”H the intended victim managed to pull his weapon and kill the terrorist. The man was very lightly injured.

Terrorist tried to stab a border policeman in Jerusalem’s Armon HaNatziv neighborhood
Later on Shabbos morning Mr. Uri Nuriel spotted a suspicious young man in Armon HaNatziv and alerted a nearby border police force. The policemen responded to HaChoval Street and when they asked the 16-year-old Arab male to identify himself, he tried to stab them. They shot and killed him.

Attempted stabbing of a border policeman in the Hebron district
Close to 11:30 AM an 16-year-old female Arab terrorist arrived at the Ashmoret Yitzchak border police base in Kiryat Araba and tried to stab a border policeman. He fired at her, killing her. She tried to slash his neck but his flak jacket protected him. He was injured in a hand.

Possible terrorist arson in a fire that destroyed 32 Dan Company buses
Thirty-two buses from the Dan Company was burned in a company parking lot in Ramat Gan near Ayalon Mall Shabbos afternoon. Firemen on Shabbos afternoon worked for about four hours to bring the blaze under control. Black smoke was seen for kilometers as firefighters fought the blaze. Some buses were also damaged but the 32 were destroyed. Fire investigators are not ruling out terrorist arson.

Stabbing attack of a soldier near Me’oras HaMachpelah on motzei Shabbos
On motzei Shabbos a terrorist who was asked to identify himself stabbed a soldier near the Machpelah in Hebron. The soldier was stabbed twice and was transported to a trauma unit in moderate condition. The terrorist was shot and wounded, listed in critical condition. After arrival in the trauma unit his condition was upgraded to light B”H.

Terror Related News Briefs
• The International Red Cross calls on Israel not to destroy homes of terrorists.
• France is calling for the placement of an international force to oversee Har Habayis.
• Large protest outside the Israeli Embassy in London calling for the killing of “murderous Israelis” and labeling Israel “A terror state”.
• Terrorists placed burning tires in the road on the Tapuach Junction – Migdalim Road near Otzrin Jct. on motzei Shabbos. The road is blocked.
• Masked terrorists hurled pipe bombs at security forces in Issawiya on motzei Shabbos.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)