Israeli trooper facing dismissal after fleeing from attacking teen girl

An Israeli commando who fled from a 16-year-old Palestinian girl last week when she had carried out a stabbing attack at the entrance of an illegal Israeli settlement in the Jenin district of the occupied West Bank is reportedly facing dismissal from the army for failing to “engage” the teenager, Israeli media reported on Friday. 

According to Israel Hayom, the army had said that “fleeing from terrorists, let alone a teenage girl, is unacceptable,” and has begun considerations over the dismissal of the soldier over the incident.

However, the incident is still under investigation, with a decision expected to be made next week, according to Israel Hayom. 

"The commanders see this as a very serious incident,” an Israeli commander from the soldier’s unit reportedly said. “Every soldier, let alone a commando, is expected to engage. What if she had stabbed a little girl?"