IDF Captures 16-Year-Old After Jericho Stabbing Wounds 24-Year-Old Soldier
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Aug 23
IDF Captures 16-Year-Old After Jericho Stabbing Wounds 24-Year-Old Soldier
2 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Aug 23
Summary
Israeli forces arrested a 16-year-old suspect hours after he stabbed an off-duty 24-year-old IDF soldier near Al-Auja on Route 90, close to Jericho.
Magen David Adom said the victim was moderately wounded and taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem after being stabbed from behind outside a shopping complex.
The suspect fled immediately, triggering a large manhunt with road blockades around Al-Auja, Fasayil and some Jericho entrances, plus house-to-house searches involving the IDF, police and Shin Bet.
The soldier was traveling with his wife and children, according to his brother, who said he had stopped to buy cigarettes when the attacker struck.
Hamas praised the attack, saying it was a response to settler violence in the West Bank and alleged desecration of Al-Aqsa, underscoring the wider security tensions around Jericho.