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IDF Says West Bank Raids Foiled 500 Terror Attacks over Past Year

(Times of Israel-Jerusalem Post) Emanuel Fabian - The IDF on Monday said it had foiled 500 terror attacks in the past year in the West Bank. The army has arrested 3,000 terror suspects since March, following a series of Palestinian attacks that left 31 people in Israel and the West Bank dead since the start of the year, including several soldiers. The IDF has recorded 281 shooting attacks this year, compared to just 91 in 2021. There were 8,483 violent incidents by Palestinians such as riots or stone-throwing, a rise of almost 20% from the 7,039 attacks in 2021. 136 Palestinians were killed in the past year, stemming from the fact that a massive amount of gunfire is directed toward troops during West Bank raids, leading them to fire back, many times killing the gunmen. With a large number of troops newly stationed along the separation barrier between Israel and the PA, the number of illegal infiltrations has dropped from 34,085 per week in March to 475 a week in November. With the IDF cracking down on weapons smuggling and confiscating 250 weapons this year, the price of weapons and ammunition has risen. A bullet for an M-16 rifle that used to cost NIS3, now costs NIS20.
2022-12-01 00:00:00
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