An attempted attack was foiled. At noon today (Saturday), an attempted stabbing attack was thwarted in which a terrorist approached an IDF force near the city of Nablus in the area of the Shomron Division.
Reserve fighters from the 7037th Battalion who were operating at the roadblock at the X junction noticed a suspicious man who came to the roadblock and began questioning him. During the questioning, the suspect, who turned out to be a terrorist, pulled out a knife and began to advance towards the force. The fighters made contact and responded by shooting at the terrorist who was eliminated. There are no casualties to our forces.
Earlier, the IDF spokesperson announced that IDF forces attacked over 400 terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip during Shabbat, including over 50 targets in an extensive attack in the Khan Yunis area. It was also said that the fighters of the 551st Brigade Combat Team eliminated terrorists and infrastructure of the terrorist organization Hamas in the Beit Lahia area by firing tanks and by directing aircraft to attack from the air.