Journalist Hillel Biton Rosen reports that the terrorist who attempted to infiltrate at the Rachel Crossing this morning first threw stones at IDF forces, then pulled a knife, and was shot in the lower body by a Border Police officer. No Israeli casualties. The earlier report at 06:38 noted the neutralization but did not specify the location or sequence.
This morning, a terrorist attempted to infiltrate Israel at the Rachel Crossing, which connects Jerusalem to Bethlehem. According to journalist Hillel Biton Rosen, the assailant, armed with a knife, first threw stones at Israeli forces. When troops approached, he pulled the knife, and a Border Police officer from the Jerusalem envelope unit shot him in the lower body. The terrorist was neutralized; no Israeli forces were harmed. The Zioneer first reported at 06:38 that a terrorist had been neutralized after attempting to infiltrate from the Bethlehem area and pulling a knife at Border Police officers. The new report adds specific details on the location and sequence of events. The information comes from a single journalist's account and has not been independently corroborated.
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