Israel News for 6-5-2019
Stabbing
A 46 year old man walking in the street in Ramat Hasharon, a city in central Israel, was stabbed and wounded this morning. Witnesses say that the attacker came out of a nearby building site and swore at his victim in Arabic. He stabbed the man several times in the back and pelvis. The victim was evacuated to hospital in stable condition. Police are searching for the attacker and are still investigating whether to classify the attack as nationalistically motivated.
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Fires Arson
An investigation into the recent wave of fires in Israel suggests that hundreds of blazes were the work of Arab arsonists operating in the greater Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh areas. Last week, Jerusalem police arrested three Arab residents of Jerusalem suspected of setting fires around the capital.
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Rocket Stockpile
According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, Gaza terror groups have replenished their stockpile of rockets, which totals around 10,000, including long range rockets that can hit Tel Aviv and other populated areas far from the border. Most of the rockets are made with “crude material” brought into Gaza via tunnels from Sinai. Hamas leaders confirm the stockpile and threaten to use it.
Islamic Jihad leader Ziad Nahala said, “Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have the capability to launch a thousand rockets a day for a whole month.” He added, “In the last round of conflict, Palestinian factions limited themselves to medium-range fire. In the next confrontation with Israel, rockets will be fired not only at Tel Aviv, but at all Israeli cities, whatever the consequences.”
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Driver Defense
After a spate of attacks against bus drivers, the Histadrut labor union has decided to equip drivers with tear gas, and train them on using it.
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Nechama Rivlin
Nechama Rivlin, the wife of Israel’s president, will be laid to rest today at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, on what would have been her 74th birthday. She passed away on Tuesday from complications that occurred following a lung transplantation which she had undergone in March. Rivlin was a popular first lady who focused on the arts, the environment and children with special needs, and was a trusted adviser to her husband. May her memory serve as a blessing.
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