A knife-wielding 22-year-old Arab, who infiltrated the community of Beit El on Friday night, was shot and killed by the town\'s security officer, Yehuda Dana. The Arab managed to stab Dana in the shoulder-neck area, but Dana spun around and shot him several times in the chest and killed him. Dana was taken to a Jerusalem hospital where he underwent surgery and is listed in satisfactory condition. Townspeople will be out in force this afternoon to greet him when he arrives home from the hospital.
The Arab, who came from the nearby village of Dura al-Kara, managed to cut through the community\'s security fence. He went to the first house he saw, the town\'s northern-most building, and turned off the home\'s water supply. Although this was an apparent attempt to draw the residents out, the terrorist did not wait around, and \"missed\" the chance to stab the father of the household, who in fact came out, turned on the water, returned to his home, and locked the door once more. Only a few seconds later, when he heard wild knocking first on one door, and then on another, followed by Arab-accented Hebrew demanding \"Open the door!\" did he connect the water being turned off with the terrorist attack he realized was now in progress. While his wife gathered the children into an inside room and notified the town\'s security services, he tried to scare the terrorist away by shooting through the front door. Security Chief Dana soon arrived on the scene and encountered the terrorist, whose last act on earth was to moderately wound Dana with a knife wound. Within seconds, the terrorist was dead and Dana was in an ambulance on his way to Jerusalem. Residents were asked to remain in their homes until security personnel combed the area and ascertained that the dead terrorist was in fact the only one.
The Arab, who came from the nearby village of Dura al-Kara, managed to cut through the community\'s security fence. He went to the first house he saw, the town\'s northern-most building, and turned off the home\'s water supply. Although this was an apparent attempt to draw the residents out, the terrorist did not wait around, and \"missed\" the chance to stab the father of the household, who in fact came out, turned on the water, returned to his home, and locked the door once more. Only a few seconds later, when he heard wild knocking first on one door, and then on another, followed by Arab-accented Hebrew demanding \"Open the door!\" did he connect the water being turned off with the terrorist attack he realized was now in progress. While his wife gathered the children into an inside room and notified the town\'s security services, he tried to scare the terrorist away by shooting through the front door. Security Chief Dana soon arrived on the scene and encountered the terrorist, whose last act on earth was to moderately wound Dana with a knife wound. Within seconds, the terrorist was dead and Dana was in an ambulance on his way to Jerusalem. Residents were asked to remain in their homes until security personnel combed the area and ascertained that the dead terrorist was in fact the only one.