The attacker who carried out a stabbing attack in the settlement of Ganim in Samaria on Thursday, stabbing an IDF soldier, has been identified as a 28-year-old Palestinian police officer from the village of Tubas in northern Samaria, Israeli media report. The assailant was shot and neutralized at the scene.
The attacker in Thursday's stabbing attack in the settlement of Ganim in Samaria has been identified as a 28-year-old Palestinian police officer from the village of Tubas in northern Samaria, according to Israeli media reports. The assailant stabbed an IDF soldier before being shot and neutralized at the scene. The identification of the attacker as a Palestinian Authority police officer marks a notable detail, as PA security forces rarely carry out attacks against Israeli targets.
The attack unfolded Thursday afternoon near Ganim, a site where a new settlement is slated to be established in the coming weeks, according to initial reports. At 15:38 Jerusalem time, the IDF confirmed the attacker was neutralized, and reports rapidly converged on the attacker's identity: first as a Palestinian police officer, then as 28-year-old Yazan Tsuafata from Tubas, with multiple Israeli news outlets confirming the details.
The Zioneer has reported extensively on security incidents in the West Bank. In a related bulletin published at 19:00 Jerusalem, The Zioneer noted that the attacker was identified as a Palestinian police officer, though further details on the officer's background and motivations remain undisclosed.
As of now, no additional information has been released regarding the soldier's condition or the attacker's specific affiliation within the Palestinian Authority security forces. The incident is under investigation.
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