B�chasdei Hashem IDF soldiers were not killed or injured when Arab terrorists targeted them with firebombs on Tuesday night the eve of 2 Nissan 5773 in the Hebron district. In Israel, the mainstream media headlines report �Palestinian shot dead by IDF soldiers� following the lead of the international community which seems to favor painting the IDF in an unfavorable light.

In actuality, the soldiers faced a potentially fatal situation as firebombs were hurled at them, and B�chasdei Hashem they were able to respond, killing one of the terrorists and seriously wounding the second, escaping unharmed.

The Office of the IDF Spokesman confirms the soldiers were in �life-threatening danger� and they were compelled to use live fire to extricate themselves from that danger.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)