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IDF captures armed Palestinian disguised in ‘full uniform’ as Israeli soldier

The military released a photo of the suspect under arrest, as well as various weapons found in his bag following a search.

The Israel Defense FOrces discovered a Palestinian “wearing a full IDF uniform,” apprehended adjacent to the community of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah, in the West Bank on Aug. 16, 2021. Credit: IDF.
The Israel Defense FOrces discovered a Palestinian “wearing a full IDF uniform,” apprehended adjacent to the community of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah, in the West Bank on Aug. 16, 2021. Credit: IDF.

Israel Defense Forces soldiers captured an armed Palestinian disguised as an Israeli soldier on Monday.

The IDF said in a statement that the suspect was “wearing a full IDF uniform,” adding that he was apprehended adjacent to the community of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah, in the West Bank.

The military released a photo of various weapons found in the man’s bag following a search. It added that the suspect “was transferred to security forces for further questioning.”

Earlier on Monday, four Palestinians were killed when a firefight broke out between Israeli security forces and terrorists in the Jenin refugee camp in northern Samaria, according to Israeli media reports.

Security forces were conducting an arrest operation, seizing a convicted terrorist with ties to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad when they came under heavy fire from multiple directions at close range.

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