Attempted Palestinian terror attack in West Bank thwarted by local - report

Relatives of the man killed told Reuters he was religious but were not aware of any membership in Palestinian terrorist groups

 IDF conduct arrests in the West Bank, August 25, 2020 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
IDF conduct arrests in the West Bank, August 25, 2020
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)

An Israeli settler shot dead a Palestinian man who the Israeli military said was a terrorist armed with knives and explosive devices on Friday near a city in the northern West Bank.

Tension in the West Bank has been surging for months, with the near-daily clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces and settlers.

Israeli forces also raided the town of Ni'lin in the West Bank overnight, intending on making arrests after one Palestinian resident from the town carried out a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv.

Palestinian officials confirmed a 21-year-old man was killed by an Israeli settler on Friday but did not immediately note any casualties from the raid in Ni'lin.

Relatives of the man killed told Reuters he was religious but were not aware of any membership in Palestinian terrorist groups. They said the military was still withholding his body.

 Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv after a shooting on May 9 2023. (credit: UNITED HATZALAH‏)
Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv after a shooting on May 9 2023. (credit: UNITED HATZALAH‏)

Hamas terrorist carries out shooting attack in Tel Aviv

On Thursday, a Hamas gunman opened fire in Tel Aviv, wounding three people, one of them critically, before being killed by police and passersby. The Islamist terrorist group said the attack was a response to Israel's killing of three Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank earlier that day.

During the operation in the town of Ni'lin on Friday, the Israeli military said it arrested two relatives of the Hamas gunman and mapped out his home for demolition.

Israel says home demolitions are meant to deter potential Palestinian assailants. Palestinians and rights groups condemn the policy as collective punishment.