An IDF soldier engaged in a solo navigation exercise in the Lower Galilee was attacked by an Arab Israeli citizen on Thursday morning, who attempted to steal his weapon, Kan 11 News reported.
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According to the report, the assailant fled in a car after the soldier fought him off. Police were still searching for the suspect on Thursday afternoon, according to Kan.
A similar incident took place on March 4, when an IDF soldier on a solo navigation exercise near Shfaram in northern Israel was attacked and had his weapon stolen by two assailants who had approached him in a car as he was walking along a dirt path.
Reprinted with permission from JNS.org.
