Friday night Three members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group were killed and four Israeli soldiers were injured during an arrest operation in the West Bank in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday morning. They were on their way to carry out an attack in Israel.
Four IDF soldiers were hurt in the clash. One IDF soldier was severely wounded and airlifted by helicopter to Rambam hospital in Haifa.
The suspects had been under Shin Bet surveillance for several hours ahead of the shootout, and Chasdei Hashem were able to stop them in time.
Israeli troops found multiple high powered firearms and grenades in their vehicle.
“A terrorist cell in Shuweika was successfully thwarted by the IDF and ISA. The final suspect, who was found with a weapon, was apprehended before attempting to carry out another terrorist attack. We will continue our counterterrorism efforts”.
A terrorist cell in Shuweika was successfully thwarted by the IDF and ISA.
The final suspect, who was found with a weapon, was apprehended before attempting to carry out another terrorist attack.
We will continue our counterterrorism efforts. pic.twitter.com/OEpzSpBZu8
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 2, 2022
The three terrorists eliminated are:
Khalil Twalba of Jenin.
Saib Abhara from the town of al-Yamun.
Saif Abu alone from Tulkarem.
A search of the terrorists’ vehicle found a will (see below) in which they encouraged their comrades to continue carrying out attacks against Israel. In addition, in the last few hours, a video has been distributed in which one of the perpetrators read the will to encourage others to do the same.
בחיפוש ברכב של המפגעים נמצאה הצוואה בה עודדו את חבריהם להמשיך ולבצע פיגועים כנגד ישראל
בנוסף, בשעות האחרונות מופץ סרטון בו אחד המפגעים מקריא את הצוואה. pic.twitter.com/hML4fBXtWk— Amir Bohbot אמיר בוחבוט (@amirbohbot) April 2, 2022
