Settler Stabbed Near Nablus

Tuesday January 29, 2013 23:46 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli medical sources reported, Tuesday, that an 17-year-old settler suffered mild-to-moderate injuries after being stabbed near the Za’tara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth news agency reported that that Israeli army arrested a Palestinian youth, 23, from the central West Bank city of Nablus, on suspicion that he stabbed the settler.

The Maan News Agency reported that the army closed the Za’tara roadblock to all Palestinian traffic, while dozens of military vehicles were also deployed in the area.

Maan added that several Israeli settlers hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles, near Salfit, causing damage to a number of vehicles.

In related news, Israeli Channel 7 reported that the army kidnaped a Palestinian youth allegedly trying to infiltrate into Shavei Shomron settlement, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus.

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