# Israeli wounded in stabbing attack in occupied West Bank

https://mins.news/en/item/29669

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-23 08:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/23/israeli-wounded-in-occupied-west-bank-stabbing?traffic_source=rss

> Israeli forces launched a wide search in the Jordan Valley after a man in his 20s was moderately wounded in a stabbing at a commercial complex near al-Auja village in the occupied West Bank. The suspect fled, prompting roadblocks and a major police and military operation. Separately, Israeli forces used gas bombs and closed al-Mughayyir’s western entrance north of Ramallah.

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