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IDF kills wanted Palestinian terrorist in Nablus standoff operation
[Jpost] Ibrahim Nabulsi has been wanted by the IDF for years for a number of terrorist attacks in the West Bank, including against Joseph's Tomb.

Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, who was wanted by the IDF for several years, was killed in an operation in the West Bank city on Tuesday.

Along with Nabulsi, two others were killed – Islam Soboukh and Hussein Taha. According to the Red Crescent, over 60 people were injured.

Special forces, from the police’s elite Yamam counter-terror unit and the IDF’s undercover Duvdevan Unit, entered Nablus early Tuesday morning and surrounded Nabulsi’s home. Nabulsi had been wanted by the IDF for years and was said to have been responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the West Bank, including shooting attacks against military positions in the area and against Joseph’s Tomb which is located on the outskirts of Nablus.

Nabulsi refused to surrender and the security forces proceeded to use the “pressure cooker” method to reach him, which involved firing an anti-tank missile at the building in which he was holed up.

During the operation, a firefight broke out between IDF soldiers and Palestinians after security forces. There were 30 Palestinians said to have been wounded in the ensuing gun battle, which took place in daytime, a rarity in the West Bank. No casualties to Israeli forces were reported, although a trained dog belonging to Yamam was shot and killed when entering the building.

According to a statement from Yamam following the events in Nablus, police confirmed the death of Nabulsi, adding that “in the raid carried out in the location he was staying, a large number of explosives and additional weapons were found.”

In a recording shared online, a voice reported to be Nabulsi can be heard saying “I love you all, I am now going to die a martyr’s death, I am asking that you never leave your weapons. I love my mother, pray for me."

Commander of the IDF’s Samaria Regional Brigade Col. Roi Zweig, stated on Tuesday afternoon that “The operation to eliminate the terrorist Ibrahim al-Nablusi is a success. We will not allow there to be cities of refuge in Judea and Samaria. We will put our hands on every terrorist and we will go wherever we are required.”

AFTER THE deaths, al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades warned that the response would be “blood for blood” and that the deaths would lead to “operations that will shake” Israel.

WHO WAS IBRAHIM NABULSI?
Nabulsi, who did not have an organizational affiliation, took part in various attacks on Jews.

He was one of the terrorists involved in a shooting at Joseph's Tomb at the end of June, in which two Israeli civilians and one IDF commander were injured. The attack occurred during a regularly scheduled visit to the tomb to mark the new month, in which thousands of Jewish worshipers are allowed access to the site after the IDF has secured passage to the tomb.

He had evaded arrest several times in the past, and in February of this year, he was believed to have been eliminated by IDF forces along with three other members of his cell, but it was later discovered that he was still alive.

Then, in July, several months later, Nabulsi again escaped arrest during an IDF raid in which two additional members of his cell were killed.

OPERATION BREAK THE WAVE:
In addition to the operation carried out in Nablus overnight, IDF troops, along with Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) forces and other special forces, arrested an additional four wanted people throughout the West Bank.

In addition to the arrest, several illegal weapons, including grenades, were seized by security forces, as well as a stolen vehicle.
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-09
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