The Embassy of Israel to the United States’ statement on the death of Palestinian assailant Ghafran Warasna

The Embassy of Israel to the United States’ statem

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    A screenshot of Ghafran Warasna’s Facebook profile, which says in Arabic “Ghafran Haroun, I studied media at Hebron University” and in the blue circle she calls herself “the martyr”: A screenshot of Ghafran Warasna’s Facebook profile, which says in Arabic “Ghafran Haroun, I studied media at Hebron University” and in the blue circle she calls herself “the martyr”:
     
     
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    On Wednesday (6/1) morning, a Palestinian woman named Ghafran Warasna tried to stab an IDF soldier near Bethlehem.
     
    This is not the first time Warasna tried to harm Israelis: she attempted to stab another Israeli police officer at the beginning of the year and was just released from prison two months ago.
     
    Palestinians are already trying to claim she was a journalist, that she was not wielding a knife and that she did not try to kill a soldier.
     
    The following pictures prove otherwise:
     
    First is a picture of both of the knives used by Warasna in her attempted attacks in January and from Wednesday’s attack:
     
     
     
    Second is a screenshot of Ghafran Warasna’s Facebook profile, which says in Arabic “Ghafran Haroun, I studied media at Hebron University” and in the blue circle she calls herself “the martyr”:
     
     
    Also attached below is the IDF’s official response to the incident:
     
    “Israeli security official:
    The Palestinian assailant attempted to stab an IDF soldier from point-blank range, and was neutralized.
    The assailant was arrested in Israel between the first of January and the 18th of March of this year, after attempting to stab an Israeli police officer near the Tomb of The Patriarchs.”