Israel News for 10-12-18
Terror Stabbing
A terrorist stabbed a 32 year old IDF reserve soldier who was standing at a bus stop in Samaria on Thursday. Other soldiers in the area fired at the terrorist, but he managed to flee without getting hit. Soldiers did however hit some nearby vehicles, and one woman from Elon Moreh was lightly wounded from shrapnel. The wounded soldier was moderately wounded and fully conscious when evacuated to hospital. Later in the night, security forces captured the terrorist, a 19-year-old Palestinian from the village of Jamma’in south of Nablus.
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Shiva Calls
PM Netanyahu, along with his wife Sara and son Yair, visited the families of Kim Levengrond Yehezkel and Ziv Hagbi, who were killed in the Barkan terror attack on Sunday. Afterwards the PM tweeted, “Today we visited the families of Kim Levengrond Yehezkel and Ziv Hagbi. Our hearts, just as the hearts of the entire nation, are torn at the loss of their loved ones. We will catch the abominable murderer and bring him to justice.”
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Hebron Housing
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Thursday that he intends to have the government approve on Sunday the construction of 31 new apartment units in the Hezekiah neighborhood of Hebron. Lieberman tweeted that the recently approved plan includes new housing, kindergartens and public spaces.
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Danish Tribute
President Rivlin participated in a ceremony in Denmark commemorating the rescue of Denmark’s 7,000 Jews by the general population during the Holocaust. Jews were hidden in private homes and churches before being ferried to Sweden in fishing boats in October of 1943. The operation was organized by the Danish resistance. Jewish homes and possessions were watched over by neighbors and returned to their owners after the war. Around 500 Jews were captured in raids and deported to concentration camps. Representatives of Denmark’s Jewish community and other Danish officials participated in the event, which was held in a Church attic where Danish clergy concealed about 80 Jews before they were sent to safety in Sweden.
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