In the past several years, Jews visiting the holy site of Joseph’s Tomb in the city of Nablus in the West Bank have been targeted by Palestinian rioters and gunmen.
The most recent attack took place on December 21, when Jewish worshippers and the Israeli soldiers guarding them came under heavy gunfire.
According to Palestinian sources, during the Palestinians’ attempt to prevent the Jews from entering the holy site, one gunman, Ahmed Atef Daraghmeh, was killed and four others injured.
