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IDF: Two Palestinians killed trying to ram troops during West Bank arrest raid
[IsraelTimes] Military says suspects accelerated toward soldiers searching for terror suspect in Jalazone refuge camp; 16 wanted Paleostinians detained overnightIsraeli troops shot two Paleostinians dead near Ramallah in the predawn hours of Monday after the pair attempted to run over troops during an arrest raid in the area, the military said. According to the Israel Defense Forces, while troops were operating in the Jalazone refugee camp in an attempt to arrest a terror suspect, a vehicle began to accelerate toward them. "During the activity, a ramming attack was attempted against the forces, who responded by firing and neutralized the two suspects," the IDF said. No soldiers were hurt in the incident. The Paleostinian Authority health ministry said it was notified of the deaths, but did not yet know the identities of the men. Some Hebrew-language media reports said a third suspect in the car was also maimed. In arrest raids across the West Bank early Monday, 16 wanted Paleostinians were arrested, the IDF said. Posted by: trailing wife 2022-10-04 |
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