Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07JERUSALEM1000
2007-05-29 15:52:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Consulate Jerusalem
Cable title:
SHOOTINGS ON JERUSALEM-WEST BANK SEAM: 2
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UNCLAS JERUSALEM 001000
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE, NSC FOR ABRAMS/WATERS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KWBG PREL KPAL IS ASEC
SUBJECT: SHOOTINGS ON JERUSALEM-WEST BANK SEAM: 2
PALESTINIAN MILITANTS DEAD, 2 ISRAELI GUARDS INJURED
UNCLAS JERUSALEM 001000
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE, NSC FOR ABRAMS/WATERS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KWBG PREL KPAL IS ASEC
SUBJECT: SHOOTINGS ON JERUSALEM-WEST BANK SEAM: 2
PALESTINIAN MILITANTS DEAD, 2 ISRAELI GUARDS INJURED
1. (SBU) According to Israeli police and Arabic-language
press, two al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militants (both East
Jerusalem residents) shot at Israeli Border Police and
contract security guards near the Shaykh Sa'ad checkpoint in
Jerusalem o/a 2020 May 26. Nearby Border Police guards
returned fire and killed both militants. One Border
policeman and one Israeli contract guard were injured. A
Palestinian bystander near the checkpoint was also killed in
the exchange of fire, shot by the militants according to
Israeli police. West Bank al-Aqsa Brigades cells claimed
responsibility for the attack.
2. (U) Note: Shaykh Sa'ad, northeast of Sur Bahir on the
southeast edge of the 1967 expanded Municipal boundaries, is
divided into Jerusalem and West Bank sections by the
separation barrier, with a small checkpoint allowing foot
travel (not vehicles) for Jerusalem ID card holders and those
with special permits to cross between sections. End Note.
WALLES
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE, NSC FOR ABRAMS/WATERS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KWBG PREL KPAL IS ASEC
SUBJECT: SHOOTINGS ON JERUSALEM-WEST BANK SEAM: 2
PALESTINIAN MILITANTS DEAD, 2 ISRAELI GUARDS INJURED
1. (SBU) According to Israeli police and Arabic-language
press, two al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militants (both East
Jerusalem residents) shot at Israeli Border Police and
contract security guards near the Shaykh Sa'ad checkpoint in
Jerusalem o/a 2020 May 26. Nearby Border Police guards
returned fire and killed both militants. One Border
policeman and one Israeli contract guard were injured. A
Palestinian bystander near the checkpoint was also killed in
the exchange of fire, shot by the militants according to
Israeli police. West Bank al-Aqsa Brigades cells claimed
responsibility for the attack.
2. (U) Note: Shaykh Sa'ad, northeast of Sur Bahir on the
southeast edge of the 1967 expanded Municipal boundaries, is
divided into Jerusalem and West Bank sections by the
separation barrier, with a small checkpoint allowing foot
travel (not vehicles) for Jerusalem ID card holders and those
with special permits to cross between sections. End Note.
WALLES