One person was wounded in a terrorist stabbing attack at the Yitzhar Junction in Samaria this afternoon (Tuesday). The attacker was neutralized.
The victim, who was identified as an IDF soldier, was seriously wounded. A Magen David Adom (MDA) team provided medical assistance at the scene before evacuating the victim to Beilinson Medical center.
The IDF stated, "A short while ago, a terrorist carried out a stabbing attack at the Yitzhar Junction. IDF soldiers operating in the area killed the terrorist in response. The soldiers are continuing scans in the area."
Samaria Regional Council chairman Yossi Dagan said in response to the attack, "There was a miracle here, but we cannot rely on miracles. Unfortunately, the statements of officials in the government and senior officials of the security system are pushing for easing restrictions ahead of Ramadan, for the release of administrative detainees, that is, criminal terrorists who want to murder Jews, for the removal of security barriers, and the reduction of offensive activity in preparation for Ramadan, only serve to give support to terrorism."
"What almost completely stopped the terrorism in Judea and Samaria from October 7th was the IDF's determined offensive activity in the nests of terrorism, and those who did not understand this on October 7th are putting the State of Israel at risk. This attack ended in a miracle, it could have ended differently," said Dagan.
Today's stabbing attack comes a week after two civilians, including a minor, were murdered in a terrorist shooting attack at a gas station at the entrance to Eli in the Binyamin region.