Palestinian Terrorists Torch Joseph’s Tomb In Nablus, Israel

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ISRAEL -- and witness video (Scroll down), Palestinian terrorists have set fire to Joseph's Tomb on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus.
ISRAEL -- and witness video (Scroll down), Palestinian terrorists have set fire to Joseph's Tomb on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus.

ISRAEL — According to multiple reports and witness video (Scroll down), Palestinian terrorists have set fire to Joseph’s Tomb on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus.

The Tomb is a monument that is the resting-place of the Biblical patriarch Joseph.

Israeli soldiers arrived on the scene and surrounded the compound. Palestinian rioters then started throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers, The Epoch Times reported.

This is not the first time the Holy Site has been attacked or vandalized.

On December 22, 2014, Jews who were visiting the tomb to light candles for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah discovered that the site had been vandalized.

Lights were broken and electrical wiring had been cut. It was the first time Jews were allowed to visit the tomb in over a month.

On July 7, 2014, Palestinians tried to burn down Josephs Tomb while protesting. Palestinian Authority security forces were able to stop the protesters before they were able to burn it down.

On April 24, 2011, Palestinian Authority police officers opened fire on three cars of Israeli worshipers after they finished praying at Joseph’s Tomb.

An Israeli citizen was killed and three others were wounded. The fatality was identified as Ben-Joseph Livnat, 25, the nephew of Culture Minister Limor Livnat.

Both the Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian Authority ordered investigations into the incident.

According to an initial investigation, three cars full of Israelis entered the compound of Joseph’s Tomb without coordination with the Israeli military or Palestinian security forces and then tried to break through a Palestinian Authority police checkpoint.

The IDF investigation concluded that the Palestinian police officers had acted “maliciously” and with the intent to harm the Jewish worshipers.

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz added that they fired “without justification and with no immediate threat to their lives.”

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