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Ongoing Story· Today

Armed Assailant Neutralized After Infiltrating West Bank Farm

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HamalSecurity

Armed Palestinian Neutralized After Setting Fire to Vehicle, Threatening Residents

Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba

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Originalסיכול הפיגוע בבנימין: מחבל הצית רכב, איים בסכין - ונוטרל

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  • Palestinian attacker set fire to a vehicle in Benjamin.
  • Suspect threatened residents with a knife.
  • Residents neutralized the attacker with their vehicle.
  • No residents were injured in the incident.
  • Police are investigating the event.
Armed Palestinian Neutralized After Setting Fire to Vehicle, Threatening Residents
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Security forces responded to a report of an armed assailant near Hanania Farm in the Benjamin region, where a vehicle had been set ablaze. Initial findings indicate a Palestinian attacker arrived at the scene and allegedly used a lighter to set fire to a farm vehicle. Residents of the farm approached the suspect, who then brandished a knife and threatened them. In response, the residents struck the attacker with their vehicle, neutralizing the threat. No residents were harmed in the incident. Police officers from the Benjamin station and forensic investigators from the Judea and Samaria district arrived at the scene and have opened an investigation into the event.

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