ANT KATZ

Israel lost over 11 citizens between October 1 and 29 in the spate of suicide stabbings, ramming incidents and shootings, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. A further 129 were wounded, 17 of them were still seriously so by October 29. A total of 69 Palestinians were killed in the month, according to AlJazeera.com.

While statistics in terms of number of attacks are hard to come by, as Israel only reports attacks which result in injury or death of its citizens, the fact is that random attacks are increasing – but fewer injuries and deaths are occurring.

Disappointed in the ‘failure’ of the pace of killing by stabbing, Hamas asked West-Bankers last month to drop their knives and instead commit incidents of car-ramming – to ensure higher Jewish casualties. Read our October 19 story: Forget knives, let’s have more car-rammings

The following is a summary supplied to Jewish Report by Magen David Adom (MDA, Israel’s medical emergency service) activity from October 1 to November 8, 2015:

MDA teams provided medical treatment to 170 casualties of whom 11 have died and 159 were injured. 26 of these were in severe condition, 22 in mild condition, 111 were in light condition. In addition, say MDA, their teams have assisted 72 people with stress symptoms resulting from the attacks.

It is encouraging to note that no further deaths seem to have been reported between October 29 and November 8.

MFA account of injurious incidents 

The following is the MFA’s list of incidents which resulted in casualties between October 1 and 29, 2015:

• 1 Oct. Near Nablus in Samaria: Rabbi Eitam Henkin (31) and wife Naama (30) murdered in a drive-by shooting while traveling with their four young children (aged 9, 7, 4, and 4 months). Security forces arrested members of Hamas cell responsible.

   

• 3 Oct. Jerusalem: Two killed in stabbing attack near Lion’s Gate. Aharon Banita-Bennet (22) was stabbed to death on the way to the Western Wall in the Old City on Saturday evening with his wife and two young children. His wife, Adele and two-year-old son were wounded. Rabbi Nehemia Lavi (father of seven), who came to the aid of the Banita-Bennett family, was attacked and stabbed to death. Police shot and killed the attacker.

   

• 4 Oct. Jerusalem: Moshe Malka (15) was stabbed and wounded (near light rail stop) on his way to prayers at the Western Wall. Terrorist was shot dead by security forces.

   

• 7 Oct. Petach Tikva: Knife attack at shopping mall wounded one man. The knife broke, preventing further victims. Bystanders apprehended the terrorist (25, from Daharia refugee camp, illegally residing in Israel and working as a hair stylist in Kfar Kassem).

   

• Gush Etzion, Judea, south of Jerusalem – woman (38), driving from her home in Tekoa, was attacked by Arabs, who threw rocks at her and tried to drag her from her car. Lightly wounded, she succeeded in closing the car door and escaped.

   

• Jerusalem: Palestinian woman (18) stabbed 36-year-old Jewish man at Lion’s Gate of the Old City. The victim, moderately wounded, shot and wounded the terrorist.

   

• Kiryat Gat (southeast of Tel Aviv) – terrorist stabbed an IDF soldier and snatched his gun, then ran into a nearby apartment, where a woman was just returning home. She fought with him and managed to flee. The terrorist was killed by police.

   

• 8 Oct. Tel Aviv: Female soldier and three others stabbed. Terrorist was shot and killed.

   

• Jerusalem: Yeshiva student (25) was seriously injured and another man lightly injured in stabbing attack near the light rail. Terrorist (age 19) arrested.

   

• Kiryat Arba (Jewish town near Hebron, south of Jerusalem): Man (31) seriously wounded in stabbing attack. Victim evacuated to Jerusalem hospital. Terrorist escaped.

   

• Afula (town in Galilee): Soldier stabbed by Arab (20, from Jenin in West Bank), who was apprehended by bystanders and held for police. The soldier was taken to hospital in moderate-to-serious condition.

   

• 9 Oct. Samaria, northwest of Jerusalem: Five Israelis, three of them children, were lightly wounded by rocks thrown at their vehicle.

   

• Jerusalem (Shmuel HaNavi St.): Jewish boy (16) was beaten and stabbed and lightly injured. Attacker (18, from Hebron in West Bank) was later apprehended by police.

   

• Kiryat Arba: Terrorist stabbed a police officer (47) and tried to grab his gun. Other officers shot him.

   

• Afula: Female Arab tried to stab a security guard at the Central Bus Station. She was shot and wounded.

   

• 10 Oct. Jerusalem: (Sabbath morning) Arab (16) stabbed two Jewish men in their 60s near Damascus Gate, leaving them moderately and lightly wounded, respectively. The terrorist then attacked Border Police officers, who shot and killed him.

   

• Jerusalem (near Damascus Gate): Palestinian (19, from Shuafat) stabbed two police officers. Nearby police shot and killed him, and accidently wounded a third officer. Officers in serious-to-moderate condition.

   

• Jerusalem (Shmuel HaNavi St.): Bus driver lightly injured by stones thrown at the bus.

   

• Gush Etzion (south of Jerusalem): Woman (53) lightly injured by broken glass when stones were thrown at her car.

   

• 11 Oct. Maaleh Adumim-Jerusalem highway: Police officer lightly injured when he pulled over a driver acting suspiciously, and the (female) driver set off an explosive device.  Gas canisters were found in the car. The terrorist was seriously wounded.

   

  • * Northern Israel, (Gan Shmuel, between Hadera and Afula): Four injured at bus station in a combined ramming/stabbing attack. Female soldier, Orel Azuri (19) in critical condition (as of 18 Oct still in intensive care); girl (turned 15 that day) in moderate condition; two men (45, 20) in light condition. Terrorist first rammed his car into two of the victims, then got out and started stabbing. The terrorist (20, from Umm el Fahm in northern Israel) was apprehended with the help of bystanders.

     

• 12 Oct. Jerusalem: Stabbing attack foiled at Lion’s Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City. Terrorist (18, from eastern Jerusalem) was shot and killed.

   

• Jerusalem (Ammunition Hill, northern Jerusalem): Border policeman was stabbed and lightly injured by a female terrorist (16). The officer managed to shoot and stop her, and she was evacuated to hospital.

   

• Jerusalem (Pisgat Zeev in northern Jerusalem): Two terrorists (ages 13 and 17 from nearby Beit Hanina)) stabbed and seriously wounded a man (21) and a boy (13) riding his bicycle. Police shot and killed one terrorist and apprehended the second (the 13-year-old).
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