Israel – IDF Indicts Alleged Perpetrators Of West Bank Terror Attacks

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    Israeli soldiers stand at the scene of a stabbing attack near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat, part of the Gush Etzion bloc, December 1, 2014. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Israel – The IDF West Bank prosecution on Thursday filed indictments against the alleged attackers in the Gush Etzion junction and El Arouj terror incidents of early December and mid-November, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

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    The indictments, both filed in the Judea Military Court, have not been publicly announced.

    In the Gush Etzion attack, the indictment stated that Amal Ahmad, 20, a Palestinian woman from the nearby village of Beit Fajar with no prior criminal record, allegedly stabbed Yehoshua Lorch, 31, in early December.

    Lorch stood at a hitchhiking post when he recognized a driver who had stopped to offer people a ride, said the indictment.

    Ahmad, who had hidden a kitchen knife under her clothing, the indictment noted, came at Lorch from behind and stabbed him.

    The indictment stated that Hayim Cohen, nearby, pushed Ahmad to the ground, who dropped her knife in the process.

    Security forces saw the incident, opened fire, and seriously wounded Ahmad, according to the indictment.

    Shortly after the attack, IDF troops came to Ahmad’s family home in the village and questioned several relatives, leading to 100 people gathered outside the house, a disturbance, during which one soldier was lightly hurt after someone threw a tire at him.

    The indictment stated she was taken to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Ein Kerem.

    Also, the IDF West Bank prosecution filed an indictment against known Hamas operative Hamam Masalama, 23 from Beit Ava near Hebron for allegedly running over IDF soldiers Itai Sadan, Moshe Ahroni and Eliyahu Monia around the El Arouj Camp in early November.

    All three were wounded and Masalama was charged with nine counts, including three counts of attempted murder and counts related to other terror plans.

    The view of the incident has shifted from viewing it as a terror incident, to a car accident and finally back to concluding it was a terror attack.

    Masalama was accompanied by Isa Atila and had decided to carry out a terror attack as revenge for Israeli strikes in Gaza during the summer war, said the indictment.

    The indictment stated that the two drove past the same Gush Etzion junction bus stop and had numerous chances to run over civilians, but Masalama told Atila he specifically wanted to attack IDF soldiers, not civilians.

    Content is provided courtesy of the Jerusalem Post


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