A Fatah post on Facebook praising the terrorist who wounded a 9-year old Israeli girl. Photo: Palestinian Media Watch.

It was a frightening Saturday night for the residents of Psagot, a community of 1,800 people located in Judea and Samaria, north of Jerusalem. A Palestinian terrorist broke into the community, firing from point-blank range at nine-year-old Noam Glick, who was playing on the balcony of her home. The girl was lightly wounded, and was hospitalized in Jerusalem.

Noam’s father, Yisrael Glick, told Israel’s Army Radio that Noam managed to get back into the house after she was shot. “Noam told us there was an Arab man out there. I realized that this was a security incident. It’s the scariest thing that can happen here – to have a terrorist enter your home,” he said.

Residents in Psagot were instructed to stay indoors throughout Saturday night, and were allowed to exit the community only at 5 AM the next morning.

Psagot is the home of 320 families and more than 1,000 children.

“We are a very strong and tight-knit community,” said David Tzviel, the spokesperson for Psagot. He told Tazpit News Agency that residents were not optimistic about the current peace negotiations. “We are counting the days until the next attack happens – we are fortunate that this incident ended in a miracle,” he said. “We can see our neighbors don’t want peace,” Tzviel said, pointing out that Fatah’s official Facebook page praised the Palestinian attacker on Sunday.