An IDF soldier was killed Sunday after he was shot in the
neck near a checkpoint in Hebron's Cave of Patriarchs. He was rushed to the
Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem in critical condition but eventually died of
his wounds.
An initial estimate suggests he was shot by a Palestinian
sniper.
Security forces have set up roadblocks in the area in a bid
to capture the shooter. Hebron is under a lock-down.
The shooting is thought to have occurred during a riot in
the Cave of Patriarchs area. Security forces at the site were on high alert in
light of Sukkot events. Palestinian hurled stones and fired firecrackers at
troops who responded with crowd-dispersal means.
Security forces are evacuating thousands of visitors from
the site. IDF sources said the army is treating the incident as a shooting
attack and employing appropriate measures.
On Saturday it was revealed that Sgt. Tomer Hazan, an
Israeli soldier, was murdered by Nidal Amar, who had worked with him at a Bat
Yam restaurant.
Amar had lured Hazan to his home in the West Bank, murdered
him and dumped his body in a well.
He told investigators he had murdered Hazan in order to use
the body as a bargaining tool to free his brother, a Tanzim operative held in
Israel for involvement in terrorist activity.
Hazan was laid to rest in a Holon cemetery on Sunday
afternoon.
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