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Monday, May 28, 2018
Israeli soldier hurt earlier in West Bank dies of injuries
Attacker has not been identified, though three Palestinian suspects are taken in for questioning
Night protest at Al-Amari refugee camp in 2012 (AFP/file photo)
Saturday 26 May 2018
An Israeli soldier critically injured in the occupied West Bank on
Thursday died of his injuries on Saturday, an army statement said.
The English-language statement said that Sergeant Ronen Lubarsky, 20, of
the Duvdevan special forces unit, died during the morning, two days
after being struck on the head by a stone block thrown during an arrest
raid.
Israeli media said that the block was a granite slab dropped from a third-floor window.
Lubarsky was evacuated to Hadassah University Hospital in Ein Karem in
Jerusalem, where he was sedated and hooked up to a respirator, Haaretz
said on its website. Though he was wearing full protective gear at the
time of the incident, the impact of the slab shattered his helmet and
caused a severe impact to his head.
Ronen Lubarsky, soldier struck by marble slab in West Bank, dies of wounds timesofisrael.com/ronen-lubarsky…
Palestinian sources said the incident took place during a night
operation attempting to arrest suspects in Al-Amari refugee camp in the
city of Ramallah, seat of the Palestinian Authority.
Amari camp, home to 15,000 Palestinians, is a regular flashpoint where Israeli raids have sparked fierce clashes in the past.
Israeli forces regularly carry out night raids in Palestinian-governed
parts of the West Bank to arrest Palestinians suspected of militant
activities against Israel.
The Israeli military said that the troops had been seeking Palestinian militant gunmen.
"The operational activity in which (Lubarsky) participated was intended
to apprehend a squad of operatives who were involved in shooting
attacks," it said.
Posthumously promoted
It added that he was promoted posthumously to the rank of staff sergeant.
His attacker has not been identified, though three Palestinian suspects
were taken to the Shin Bet security service for questioning, Haaretz
reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his "deep sorrow" at the soldier's death.
"The security forces will reach the terrorist and the state of Israel
will bring him to reckoning," a statement from his office quoted him as
saying in Hebrew.
Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Duvdevan was at the forefront of the raids.
"Duvdevan, one of our elite units, conducts many arrests every night in
an endless war that has no publicity and no glory," he wrote on his
official Twitter account.
"We shall bring Ronen justice," he added.
