[IsraelTimes] Military says 16 suspects arrested across West Bank overnight; police detain three in village near Jerusalem for allegedly planting bombs near security barrier, checkpointsA Paleostinian gunman was rubbed out during festivities with Israeli troops in Nablus’s Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank early Wednesday, the military and Paleostinian health officials said.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, troops entered the camp to arrest wanted Paleostinians amid a months-long anti-terror effort, mostly in the northern West Bank, following a series of terror attacks that killed 31 people in 2022.
"During the operation of forces in the Balata refugee camp in the city of Nablus, the forces fired at button men who fired at them, [and] a suspect was hit," the IDF said in a statement. No arrests were made in the camp.
The Paleostinian Authority Health Ministry said the man was shot in the head, and described his condition as "very critical." Later, the ministry said the man, named as Ahmed Abu Junaid, 21, had died of his wounds.
The IDF said 16 Paleostinians were arrested elsewhere across the West Bank, with some
In the Deheishe refugee camp near Bethlehem, the IDF said Paleostinians hurled bombs, Molotov cocktails, and stones at troops, who responded with riot dispersal means.
The IDF said troops also seized two hunting rifles during raids in the villages of Iktaba and Fahma in the central West Bank.
Border Police officers detained three terror suspects in the Paleostinian village of Bayt Duqu, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. A police front man said the trio were wanted over allegedly planting bombs along the security barrier and near checkpoints in the Jerusalem area.
A large number of forces entered the village and detained the three at three different locations, the front man said.
They were taken for further questioning by the Border Police.
The IDF said the 16 Paleostinians who were arrested in the West Bank over suspected terror activities were taken to be questioned by the Shin Bet security agency.
No Israeli soldiers or coppers were hurt in the overnight raids, officials said.