Mahmoud Nofal

A Hamas operative opened fire at the Jewish community in Hebron on Shabbat afternoon from within the Hebron cemetery.

Sheikh Mahmoud Nofal, identified as the imam (spiritual leader) of the Al-Qassam Mosque in Hebron, was shot and killed by Israel Defense Forces after firing gunshots at members of the city’s Jewish community — specifically aiming at children, in fact.

Miraculously, there were no injuries to any Israeli civilians or military personnel, and no damage was reported.

“This damned terrorist, an imam of the age “not suspected of terrorism”, did not fire “against the settlement in Hebron”, Minister Orit Strook, a resident in the area, corrected.

“He shot from point blank range at two children, who would have died on the only street allowed for Jewish movement in Hebron. I will bring my neighbor’s soccer ball, which belongs to a fifth grade student, to the government cabinet meeting tomorrow. The ball took a bullet instead of the boy, who was saved by the grace of God,” Strook said.

Hebron, located in Judea, has long been home to a host of Palestinian Authority terrorist organizations, including Hamas.

Hamas operative Sheikh Mahmoud Nofal arrives under guise of visiting old Muslim cemetery, opens fire on Jewish quarter and shot by security forces; no casualties reported. [2]

A terrorist opened fire toward the Jewish settlement in the West Bank city of Hebron while visiting a nearby Muslim cemetery Saturday afternoon before being shot by security forces. ..

Footage of the incident showed the terrorist holding an AK-47 and firing toward the Jewish settlement before being shot and injured. The terrorist, Sheikh Mahmoud Nofal, is the imam of the city's Al-Qasim Mosque and a Hamas operative.

On Friday, two Palestinian youths were arrested on suspicion of planning an attack against Jews in Kfar Eldad in Gush Etzion. Security forces identified them and arrested them after noticing they were armed with three knives. No injuries were reported in the incident, and the suspects were transferred for questioning by security forces. A security official said, "This was truly a miracle; the terrorists could have infiltrated and this whole event could have ended very badly."

Since the onset of the war, the IDF Central Command has bolstered its presence along roads and in towns throughout the West Bank. In addition, recent exercises have been carried out in various towns to ready them for potential infiltration and attacks. The deployment, comprising approximately 7,000 soldiers, is anticipated to continue in the region until at least the end of the month of Ramadan.</blockquot></span> </li>

↑ Elisha Ben Kimon, 'It was like October 7': Witness recounts shooting attack in Hebron, YNet, 03.17.24.

Amichai Melamed says he was certain someone was shooting fireworks at his neighborhood right before he saw the terrorist aiming his rifle toward him and a child that stood nearby; 'It could have turned into a massacre'.

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