Watch: Palestinians hang on to IDF jeep in Jenin
In a video shot by Palestinians, a burning tire can be seen as well as Palestinian youths hurling rocks at two other IDF vehicles. Afterwards the video shows a third IDF vehicle arriving at the scene with at least four Palestinians hanging on to it, with one of them on the vehicle's roof. The vehicle, which is travelling slowly, is trailed by a mob of Palestinians, some throwing stones.
An IDF official said in response to the video: "The vehicle was bullet proof; stones can barely scratch it, so why stop (the vehicle) and endanger soldiers' live because of such a riot?
"Even if it doesn’t look good, it is better than a soldier shooting and killing a protester, which could ignite the entire region," he said.
Another IDF source said, "No forces retreated in today's (Thursday's) operation. The operation near Jenin was carried out to the tee. This is the type of operation we carry out regularly in Judea and Samaria, during the daytime as well.
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