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| Palestinian gunmen clash with IDF in Nablus; eight terror suspects arrested |
| 2022-12-08 |
| [IsraelTimes] Local terror factions claim they thwarted arrest operation in West Bank city; military reports drive-by shooting at post; Paleostinian said hurt in separate clash Paleostinian button men clashed with Israeli troops early Wednesday in the northern West Bank city of Nablus during an attempt by the army to arrest a wanted man. According to the Israel Defense Forces, troops operating in the city came under fire from armed Paleostinians. The IDF said the forces returned fire, and that no soldiers were hurt. A local wing of the 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... and the Nablus-based Lion’s Den terror groups said their members had shot up the Israeli troops in the area, claiming to have prevented them from conducting an arrest. Distant gunshots could be heard in footage posted on social media. The IDF said no suspects were detained in Nablus, but eight Paleostinians were arrested elsewhere across the West Bank, with some The Paleostinian Authority Health Ministry meanwhile said that a Paleostinian was hurt by Israeli troops’ gunfire in the village of Kafr Ein in the central West Bank. The ministry said his condition was moderate to serious. There was no immediate comment from the IDF on the incident. The IDF also reported a shooting attack on a military post close to the nearby village of Nabi Saleh in the predawn hours of Wednesday. The military said Paleostinians shot up the post from a passing vehicle, and no soldiers were hurt. In recent months, Paleostinian button men have repeatedly targeted military posts, troops operating along the West Bank security barrier, Israeli settlements and civilians on the roads. Late Tuesday, an IDF officer reported being shot by masked Paleostinians while driving near Zif Junction in the South Hebron Hills area of the West Bank. A security source said the suspects had used an airsoft gun, and not a real firearm. Another Israeli man was lightly hurt by stones hurled at his car in the same area. The Magen David Adom ambulance service said it took the 19-year-old to Soroka hospital in Beersheba for further treatment. |
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