Israel Border Police and IDF fighters, guided by Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) intelligence, arrested a senior terrorist suspect overnight on Wednesday at a cafe in the Kasbah/Old City of Nablus (Shechem) in Samaria.
The undercover team entered the establishment undetected, surprising and arresting the suspect on site, the Israel Police said on Thursday morning.
During the withdrawal, rioters attacked the forces using gunfire, explosive devices, Molotov cocktails and stones. The troops responded with live fire, neutralizing several assailants.
The arrested suspect was handed over to the Shin Bet for questioning.
IDF, Shin Bet and Border Police forces carried out an operation overnight on Wednesday in the village of Bal’a, located near Tulkarem in Samaria and in the Menashe Brigade area of responsibility, and demolished the home of terrorist Muhammad Abu Yassin.
Abu Yassin was part of the terrorist cell responsible for the Nov. 2, 2023, attack at the Beit Lid Junction, which resulted in the death of Staff Sgt. (res.) Elhanan Ariel Klein and the injury of four Border Police officers.
כוחות צה״ל, שב״כ ומג״ב פעלו הלילה בכפר בלעא שבחטיבת מנשה והרסו את דירתו של המחבל מוחמד אבו יאסין.
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