A taxi driver was slightly injured by shrapnel following a shooting at his vehicle and at a bus, on the road between the settlement of Itamar and Hetmar Shomron, near Nablus. The terrorist group that goes by the name “Lion’s Den”, which recently made a reputation for itself in Nablus, took responsibility for the attack.
As a result of the shooting, the Hawara checkpoint in Nablus was closed, as well as the Kfar Beit Furik checkpoint, where IDF soldiers entered by foot to search for the shooters. IDF soldiers also entered Kfar Salem, from where the shooting apparently took place. Shots were fired at the soldiers who entered the village, and in Hawara Palestinians threw stones at Israeli vehicles.
🔴 Shooting attack in Samaria: Earlier this morning, Palestinians from Nablus shot a bus and a taxi.
— Inbar Cohen (@InbarCohen13) October 2, 2022
The taxi driver was lightly wounded. pic.twitter.com/DCt6c8tV8f
An IDF spokesperson said in a statement that: "A shooting attack was carried out this morning against a vehicle and a bus near Nablus. The driver of the car was slightly injured and was taken to the Shomron regional division headquarters. The windshield of the bus was damaged. The IDF forces are in the midst of scanning the area."
The "Lion's Den" terror squad, which claimed responsibility for the shooting attack, said: "We located a bus of settlers near the Alon Mora checkpoint and then shot at it. Our operatives retreated safely."
A shooting attack was carried out toward a vehicle and a bus near the city of Nablus this morning.
— Faraz Pervaiz (@FarazPervaiz3) October 2, 2022
The driver of the vehicle was lightly injured and evacuated for medical assistance.
IDF troops are currently searching the area for the suspects.
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The publication of a response by the terrorists so close to the time of the attack is a relatively unusual thing, and it goes along with the documentation of terrorist activities on various social networks, especially on TikTok. The perpetrators are trying to create a newly founded animosity toward Israel with young Palestinians.
Hazem Kassem, a spokesman for Hamas, said that the organization "Hamas welcomes the act of resistance against the settlers in Nablus. We are facing a major revolution and an escalation. We will further achieve our people's goals through the expulsion of the occupation and its settlers from our country. The Nablus operation coincided with the settlers' invasion of Al-Aqsa so this was an act of resistance. This is a natural response to the crimes of the occupation against Al-Aqsa Mosque." The communique was speaking of the increased Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount compound that normally occurs around the Jewish High-Holy Days.
Nablus, this morning.
— Palestine News 24/7 (@PaliNewsBot) October 2, 2022
👈 We are facing a major escalating revolution that can only be hidden by achieving the goals of our people by expelling the occupation and its settlers from our land.
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The head of the Samaria Council, Yossi Dagan, attacked the Israeli government in response to the attack and said: "Another serious incident that ended almost in a miracle. This government is abandoning its residents to a wave of terrorism that the Palestinian Authority is fueling. This could end in disaster. I call on the government to come to its senses and announce the launch of a broad operation to damage the terrorist infrastructure in Judea and Samaria And stop abandoning the residents to the ongoing wave of terrorism."
