IDF forces in Shomron on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday opened fire on an Israeli vehicle occupied by five passengers, Walla News reports. The event occurred at about 3:00am, as the vehicle left PA-occupied Shechem, having visited Kever Yosef. The driver encountered the soldiers, explaining they were coming from the kever. The vehicle continued and a few minutes later, arriving at the Beit Fouriq Checkpoint, soldiers opened fire at the car. The driver and passengers panicked and sped away. They entered an Arab village and as they exited the village, soldiers fired at them for a second time. The second incident took place near Tapuach Junction, and the vehicle was hit by the gunfire. B’chasdei Hashem, no one inside the car was killed or injured.

Military investigators inspected the vehicle, which bears yellow Israeli license plates, to see the damage from the gunfire.

The IDF Spokesman’s Office released a statement reaffirming the seriousness of violating the ban of entering a PA (Palestinian Authority) autonomous area, a move that places the civilians and soldiers in danger. An investigation into the incidents is underway.

NOTE: When the government of Yitzchak Rabin ‘sold’ the nation the Oslo Accord, one of the promises made was free and safe access for Jews to all holy sites, including Kever Yosef, which has since been abandoned by Israel and repeatedly defiled by PA residents.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)