Israeli forces clash with fire bomber, arrest 12 in West Bank raids
The Palestinian terrorist threw a Molotov cocktail at an IDF post near Al Fawar in the West Bank.
By MICHAEL STARRUpdated: OCTOBER 3, 2023 20:14 Israeli security forces arrest an individual wanted for terrorist acts in Nablus in the West Bank on September 21, 2023.(photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Israeli forces exchanged fire with a fire bomber on Monday night, while raids extending into Tuesday morning ended with the arrest of 13 terrorist suspects throughout the West Bank, the IDF said.
A terrorist threw a firebomb at a military post near Fawwar in the Hebron area. There were no casualties among the soldiers, who fired into the air as a warning and fired at the suspect.
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The IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and the Border Police detained four wanted suspects Monday night in Nablus; Husan, near Bethlehem; and Seida, near Tulkarm. Four more were arrested in Beit Kahil, near Hebron, where residents threw stones at the Israeli forces, who responded with anti-riot measures. The other four terrorist suspects were arrested in Jalazone, near Ramallah; Ein Umm Ashrayit, and Kafr ’Aqab.
A terrorist suspect was arrested on Route 60 Monday night by troops who stopped him as he prepared to throw stones at passing vehicles.
IDF disperses clashes
Israeli forces also had to disperse clashes between Israeli and Palestinian civilians outside Jalud in the northern West Bank on Monday night. The Israelis and Palestinians had thrown rocks and shot fireworks at each other.
An indictment was filed by the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday against the September 21 Kalandiya junction car-ramming terrorist. The Jerusalem resident had slit his wrist prior to the alleged attack and injured a security guard by ramming into him with his vehicle. The driver was arrested and taken to a hospital.
“Shoot me, shoot me, I want to die,” Mohsen Halwani, 38, said after the ramming, according to the indictment.
The police said they had ended their investigation into a Bethlehem resident who attempted a stabbing attack at Mazmuria junction on September 18. Border Police officers were approached by the terrorist, who ignored their requests to inspect him and pulled out a knife and charged. The officers shot the man, who was taken to a hospital. An indictment was expected to be filed later on Tuesday, the police said, adding that both attackers were acting on their own.
