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| Palestinian gunman reported killed in West Bank as IDF hunts for fugitive shooter |
| 2022-09-06 |
| [IsraelTimes] Apparent PIJ member dies in exchange of fire near Jenin; 17 terror suspects arrested in overnight raids across West Bank; search continues for suspect in attack on soldiers’ bus A Paleostinian gunman was reported killed overnight Sunday in an exchange of fire with Israeli security forces during a West Bank arrest operation. The clash came as security forces continued intensive arrest operations in the northern West Bank as well as a hunt for a gunman who participated in Sunday’s shooting attack on a bus full of Israel Defense Forces soldiers. Seven people were maimed when three Paleostinians shot up a bus carrying soldiers on Sunday, including the civilian driver who was maimed. Six troops were left with non-life-threatening injuries. Two of the button men were captured and a third escaped. Searches Monday were focusing on the area of Tubas, east of Nablus. Security forces arrested 17 suspects across the West Bank overnight Sunday, the IDF said. In Jenin and the town of Qabatiya, five terror suspects were arrested. During the arrest operation button men shot up security forces, who shot back. Paleostinian media identified the gunman who was killed as Taher Zakarna, 19. Images circulated online showed Zakarna wearing a headband bearing the logo of Paleostinian Islamic Jihad ...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah... , although the terror group did not immediately claim him as a member. The army said there were no injuries to Israeli forces amid the shootout. During the raids security forces also confiscated weapons, weapons parts, ammunition and funds. Four IDF soldiers were hurt when Paleostinians shot up a military post in the central West Bank on Sunday night, the military said. The four soldiers were listed in good condition and treated at the scene, the IDF said. The Rescuers Without Borders emergency service said one was taken for further medical treatment at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan after sustaining injuries from shrapnel. The military launched a manhunt for the suspects who expeditiously departed at a goodly pace. According to Paleostinian media reports, the army closed the main entrance to Nabi Saleh, a frequent flashpoint between soldiers and Paleostinians. |
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