A yeshivah student in Yitzhar fended off an Arab terrorist armed with a knife who attempted to stab him in the Shomron on Wednesday morning.
Binyamin Cohen was waiting at a hitchhiking post at the Yitzhar junction near the town of Yitzhar when the terrorist approached him wielding a knife.
Cohen successfully fought him off by kicking and punching him [while holding his kippah in one hand], and then escaped around a car that had approached the area. The terrorist fled the scene toward a nearby Arab village.
IDF forces launched a manhunt for the terrorist, closing off all the entrances to Palestinian villages in the area.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
Join the official YWN WhatsApp status
One Response
This should be the basis for arming Yeshiva Bochurim across the world.
(Obviously they must be properly trained in the use and safety of their weapons, but they are targets and there must be a fear of attacking them)