Tag Archive for MAGAV

| March 16, 2014
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4 Israel Border Guard Policemen hit by Palestinian car

 

 

Palestinian driver claims he accidentally stepped on the gas instead of the breaks, & had on intentions to harm any of the Border Guard policemen.

By Yoav Zitun

Four Border Police soldiers were hit by a car, driven by a Palestinian, at a roadblock near Beit Ummar in Gush Etzion on Saturday.

MAGAV policeman – Photo courtesy: Israel Police

A Border Police officer shot at the vehicle’s wheels, bringing the car to a stop.

The driver claimed in his investigation that the incident was an accident and that he had no intention to hit the Border Police soldiers. He claimed that he accidentally stepped on the gas pedal instead of the breaks. Continue Reading »

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| March 4, 2014
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Nabbed: Police Arrested 14 Arab Terrorist Suspects Overnight

Police report charges range from carjacking to throwing Molotov cocktails, as arrests nab Palestinian terrorists across Israeli heartland.

By Tova Dvorin

 

The Judea and Samaria (Shomron) District Police, along with IDF and the Border Patrol, arrested 14 Arabs overnight (Monday/Tuesday) on suspicions of stone-throwing, illegal weapons hoarding, drug-dealing, and carjacking.

Unlicensed ammunition confiscated by police – Photo Courtesy: Israeli Police Spokesperson’s Office

Police  investigation into recent carjackings in the Shomron led the forces to arrest at least one suspect in the Arab settlement of Hawara. Another man was arrested along Route 443 in the Binyamin region after being found driving a stolen vehicle. Continue Reading »

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| January 14, 2014
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Arab Weapons Smugglers Busted in Palestinian Town By Israel Police

Border Guard police along with police from Maaleh Adumim discovered a weapons cache in the PA-controlled village of Azariya, just outside of Jerusalem.

By Ari Yashar

 

Police officers from Maaleh Adumim and border police have discovered an illegal weapons cache in the Palestinian Authority (PA) controlled village of Azariya, located off Highway 1, several minutes outside of Jerusalem on the way to Maaleh Adumim.

Captured weapons from Azariya smuggling – Police Spokesperson Unit

During the police search, components of various weapons models were found, along with tools to clean and equip them, as well as ammunition consisting of over 100 bullets of different types. Continue Reading »

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| December 19, 2013
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Palestinian shot dead, 7 injured in Jenin from clashes with Police special forces

 

Palestinian reports say 1 died from gunshot wound and 7 injured as result of clashes with  MAGAV unit that arrived in refugee camp in search of terror suspect.

By Elior Levy

 

A Palestinian was killed on Wednesday as a result of clashes with an Israeli security force in a refugee camp in the West Bank town of Jenin, Palestinian sources reported.

The Palestinian who was killed, identified as Nafa Jamil Saadi, 22, has reportedly died of his wounds while being evacuated to a hospital.

The Israeli security force, with the Border Guard’s counterterrorism unit, has entered the Jenin refugee camp dressed as technicians to arrest an Islamic Jihad operative, who, in light of the exchange of fire, was not detained. Continue Reading »

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| November 30, 2013
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Border Guard Policeman forced to shoot Palestinian attacker

 

A Border Guard volunteer shot to death a Palestinian Arab as he attempted to stab policeman with knife, during an operation to locate illegal aliens in the Petah Tikva area.

By Hassan Shaalan

 

A Palestinian was shot to death Saturday morning by Border Guard volunteers, who were searching after illegal aliens in the area of Yarkon Cemetery in Petah Tikva. The Border Guard stated that a policeman shot the Palestinian after the latter attempted to stab him.

Body of Palestinian on site (Photo: Ido Erez)

Body of Palestinian attacker being removed from site – Photo: Ido Erez

The event occurred at around 7 am near the cemetery. Continue Reading »

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| November 27, 2013
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Thousands bury al-Qaeda terrorists killed by Special Forces

 

Radical Islamists terrorists killed by Israeli forces in Hebron buried in West Bank.

Both Israel & the PA are concerned by rise of jihadi Salafis in territories.

By the Associated Press

 

 

Thousands of mourners attended the funerals Wednesday of suspected Palestinian terrorists who were killed in an IDF raid in the West Bank Tuesday.

Yamam, urban special forces

Yamam, urban special forces – MAGAV training film screenshot

The three were jihadi Salafis, or followers of a violent stream of puritanical Islam, and had planned attacks on Israelis and on the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian self-rule government in the West Bank, said Lt. Continue Reading »

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| November 26, 2013
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2 Palestinian Salafi jihadi terrorists killed in West Bank by Israeli special forces

The Palestinian terrorists, discovered in the Hebron region, were in the planning stages of a terror attack supposed to take place in upcoming days.

Special security forces say the men were found with explosives & 2 handguns in their possession at the time of their death.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

 

 

Two Salafi-jihadi terrorists in the Hebron region who were in the middle of planning a terror attack for the coming days were killed in counter-terrorism mission, the Shin Bet announced on tuesday evening.

Salafi Palestinians - Photo: Reuters

Salafi Palestinians – Photo: Reuters

The terror suspects were found in possession of explosives and two handguns, and the Counter-Terrorism Unit together with other special forces attempted to arrest them before opening fire, the Shin Bet added. Continue Reading »

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| November 26, 2013
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Spotlight: From Iran to an Israeli Border Guard Unit

Just 18 months ago, ‘S.’ was still lived in her Iranian Jewish community & could only dream of making Aliyah. Now, she is serving in Israel’s Border Guard.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Sixty young people will be accepted into the Border Guard Unit, Tuesday in the village of Maaleh Michmash – and among them is S., an Iranian new immigrant, according to a story by Yediot Aharonot.

S. immigrated to Israel from Iran 18 months ago – leaving her entire family behind in the Islamic Republic. “Since I was a little girl, my dream was to move to Israel and join the army,” S. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2013
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Female pro-Palestinian Activist Deported to Canada After Biting Policewoman

Canadian Sara Ali, 26, was deported Friday after she was detained for assaulting a policewoman in Hevron.

By Gil Ronen

 

A Canadian citizen of Pakistani descent was deported to Canada from Israel Friday, after she was involved in an attack on a policewoman in Hevron two days earlier, reports Shalom Toronto.

Bethlehem-based news site Ma’an reported that Ali was a volunteer in a group called “Youth against the Settlements,” which operates in the Palestinian Authority (PA).

A Youtube video uploaded by anti-Israel activists documents Ali kicking and screaming as she is taken into custody by two female Border Police in Hevron. Continue Reading »

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| July 21, 2013
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By day a Rabbi, by night a Border Guard Police officer patrolling the Upper Galilee

 

Meir Ohana is the chief rabbi of Mushav Kfar Yuval in the Upper Galilee, but that doesn’t stop him from patrolling the north as head of a volunteer Border Guard police unit.

Ohana has always demonstrated his support of haredi integration in the IDF: “Studying Torah does not preclude ‘bearing the burden’.”

By Itsik Saban

When Rabbi Meir Ohana takes off his traditional black suit, he puts on a Border Police uniform. While much of the ultra-Orthodox world in Israel is up in arms over the so-called “sharing of the burden” — the state’s intent to compel Israeli ultra-Orthodox citizens to enlist in the military after years of enjoying blanket exemptions from service — Ohana is a rare sight among his ilk.

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| June 12, 2013
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From Malibu to Special Forces

 

‘Soldier A’ serves in an elite, undercover combat unit in the Border Guard along Israel’s southern border, came from southern California beach life for IDF service.

‘A.’, ‘My father and grandfather imbued me with the virtue of IDF service’

By Gadi Golan

 

When he was 12, “A.” left Israel with his family and moved to Malibu in southern California. After finishing high school, and a little over a year after he started studying in university, A. decided to head back to Israel and join the army. Now, he serves in the Israel Defense Forces in an elite undercover unit along Israel’s southern borders abutting the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

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| January 15, 2013
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Police foil Palestinians’ plans to return to E-1 outpost

Regional Arabs try to return to tent encampment in disputed E-1 area following Sunday’s forced evacuation; Israeli Border Guard block their path at entrance to main road.

By Elior Levy, Itamar Fleishman

 

Dozens of Palestinians on Tuesday attempted to return to the Bab al-Shams outpost they recently erected in the disputed E1 area between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim.

Arabs try to enter E1 outpost Photo by Ohad ZwigenbergThe Palestinians attempted to arrive at the site on foot, but Israeli security forces chased after them and managed to block them at the entrance to the main road leading to the site.

The tent encampment was evacuated by Israeli security forces on Sunday, citing security concerns. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2012
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Wildfire breaks out in North, 1000 people evacuated

No injuries; fire fighters extinguish fire that broke out at Park Snir, between Kibbutz Maayan-Baruch and Kibbutz HaGoshrim.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

A bush fire broke out Friday night in Park Snir between Kibbutz Maayan Baruch and Kibbutz HaGoshrim in the North.

Israeli Fire and Rescue Service plane - Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

Israeli Fire and Rescue Service plane – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

Large forces of fire fighters and police were called to the scene and managed to extinguish the fire after several hours.

The emergency services evacuated some one thousand people visiting the area including dozens of families who were camping in the region.

There were no injuries and the authorities said that there were no concerns regarding the safety of the kibbutzim residents. Continue Reading »

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| June 4, 2012
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Border Police Officer Stabbed at Cave of Patriarchs

A Border Police officer was lightly wounded in a Hevron stabbing attack; terrorist shot, resuscitated

 

 

A terrorist on Monday evening stabbed a Border Police officer at the Muslim entrance to the Cave of the Patrarchs in Hevon.

Nearby soldiers opened fire on the terrorist, wounding him critically and ending the threat.

MDA team arrived on the scene cleared the soldier to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, with light injuries to their head. Another MDA team resuscitated the terrorist.

The Israel Police and IDF are investigating the incident.

Earlier on Monday, Arabs in Hevron threw iron bars at soldiers.
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