By Judah Ari Gross and Emanuel Fabian, Times of Israel—
Palestinians held large-scale demonstrations across the West Bank and Jerusalem Wednesday night, some of them violent, in solidarity with the six security prisoners who broke out of Israel’s Gilboa Prison earlier this week. Five of the fugitives are members of the Islamic Jihad terror group; the sixth is a notorious Fatah terror chief.
A total of some 400 Palestinians confronted IDF troops at eight West Bank flashpoints, burning tires and throwing rocks.
In at least one case, rioters near the Judea and Samaria Square in the Ramallah district of the West Bank were reported to use live fire against Israeli soldiers, but missed them. (A similar incident occurred at the same place amid a violent demonstration in May, during which two Israeli soldiers were wounded.) A second incident of gunfire toward Israeli troops occurred outside Jenin, Channel 12 reported.
Palestinians held large-scale demonstrations across the West Bank and Jerusalem Wednesday night, some of them violent, in solidarity with the six security prisoners who broke out of Israel’s Gilboa Prison earlier this week. Five of the fugitives are members of the Islamic Jihad terror group; the sixth is a notorious Fatah terror chief.
A total of some 400 Palestinians confronted IDF troops at eight West Bank flashpoints, burning tires and throwing rocks.
In at least one case, rioters near the Judea and Samaria Square in the Ramallah district of the West Bank were reported to use live fire against Israeli soldiers, but missed them. (A similar incident occurred at the same place amid a violent demonstration in May, during which two Israeli soldiers were wounded.) A second incident of gunfire toward Israeli troops occurred outside Jenin, Channel 12 reported. Continue Reading….