Palestinian terrorism

Suspected terror attack: IDF reserves colonel murdered in Jordan Valley

Wife of retired IDF Colonel Sariya Ofer says he was attacked outside their home by two Palestinians wielding iron bars, axes; five suspects detained

Retired IDF Colonel Seraya Ofer, 61, was murdered in a suspected terror attack outside his home in the northern Jordan Valley early Friday. The man's wife, Monique Omer, told security forces her husband was bludgeoned to death by two Palestinians wielding iron bars and axes.

The military stopped short of calling the assault a "terror attack," saying that an investigation was still underway. It said troops set up roadblocks, searched the area and five Palestinian suspects were later arrested.

Omer said that at around 1 am she and her husband heard suspicious noises outside their home in the northern Jordan Valley community of Brosh Habika. The man was attacked by the Palestinians as he stepped outside to investigate, she said.  

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