Judea and Samaria: Unremitting Challenges
On March 10, A Palestinian man attempted to seize the weapon of a soldier at the Allenby Bridge crossing from Jordan. The preliminary conclusion of the investigation indicates that the perpetrator, a judge who resided in Jordan, attacked the soldiers safeguarding the crossing, leading to shots that killed the attacker. Following this incident, a Military Police Corps investigation is ongoing.
On March 22, the IDF & ISA carried out an overnight operation in Jenin to arrest a known armed Hamas operative, Hamza Abu Alhija, who was wanted for involvement in terror attacks as well as planning future terror attacks against Israeli civilians. During the mission, Abu Alhija barricaded himself with other operatives in his house.
While security forces operated to bring Abu Alhija to surrender himself, he opened fire at them, wounding two, and attempted to escape while continuing to shoot. The soldiers responded with fire, killing the terrorist. An extremely violent riot erupted at the scene, in which Palestinians hurled rocks, IEDs and firebombs at the forces, who responded with accurate fire.
