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| 2016-08-11 |
| Palestinian man arrested for planning shooting attack [IsraelTimes] Israeli security forces arrested a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the northern West Bank on Wednesday for allegedly planning a shooting attack on a military post, the Shin Bet security service said. As part of a joint operation by the Israel Defense Forces, Shin Bet and Israel Police, Ahmed Abu Rub, 27, was picked up from his home in the Qabatiya refugee camp outside Jenin in the early hours of Wednesday morning. According to the Shin Bet, Abu Rub had planned to open fire on an IDF checkpoint near the Mevo Dotan settlement in the northern West Bank, and maintained close ties with PIJ officials in the Gaza Strip. However, the security service would not comment on when exactly Abu Rub intended to carry out the attack, saying the PIJ operative had “just entered his interrogation so there is no more information that can be divulged.” In addition to Abu Rub, 12 other Palestinians were arrested between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in a series of raids across the West Bank, and a weapons cache was uncovered in a small village northwest of Jerusalem, the army said. Four of the people were arrested for allegedly throwing rocks and taking part in violent demonstrations, one was picked up for reputedly belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization and the rest were brought in for undisclosed reasons, the IDF said. In one of the raids, Israeli forces clashed with residents of the al-Amari refugee camp outside Ramallah as they arrested a suspect, who was identified as Khalid Matar by Palestinian media. “Dozens of rioters rolled burning tires and hurled rocks at security forces. In response to the immediate threat, forces responded with riot dispersal means and fired 0.22-caliber rounds toward the main instigators,” an army spokesperson said. The 0.22-caliber rounds, also known as Ruger rounds, are used by Israeli security forces against rioters as the smaller bullets are considered less lethal than the 5.56mm ammunition used in M-16 and Tavor assault rifles. Four demonstrators were injured in the clash, according to Palestinian media. The IDF could not confirm the reports. Soldiers from the Golan Artillery Battery, working alongside the Israel Police, found a large stash of guns and materiel in Khirbat Abu Lahm, located just north of Kibbutz Maale Hahamisha, near Jerusalem. During their search, the troops found a variety of weaponry, including M-16 assault rifles, “Carlo”-style submachine guns, shotguns, hunting rifles, air rifles and revolvers, along with magazines, bullets for the guns, military uniforms and stun grenades, the army said. Members of the Nachal Brigade’s Granite Battalion also found gun parts, magazines and ammunition in Khirbet al-Aqrabaniya, outside of Nablus, the IDF said. Gaza man infiltrates Israel, evades capture for nearly a day [IsraelTimes] A Palestinian man who sneaked into Israel from the Gaza Strip evaded capture for nearly 24 hours before he was picked up by security forces on Wednesday morning, the army said. On Tuesday afternoon, soldiers monitoring the closed-circuit cameras along the southern border with Gaza noticed the man cross into Israeli territory in the Eshkol region, an army spokesperson said. “Forces located the unarmed suspect earlier today,” the spokesperson said on Wednesday afternoon. Though troops were called to the area soon after the man crossed into Israel, they were unable to locate him. It was not immediately clear how he eluded them, the spokesperson said. The man was found by Border Police officers over six miles (10 kilometers) inside Israeli territory, hiding near some greenhouses outside the town of Netivot, Channel 2 news reported. Israel intercepts Gaza-bound shipment of commando knives [IsraelTimes] Israeli security personnel at the Kerem Shalom border crossing into the southern Gaza Strip earlier this week foiled an attempt to smuggle dozens of commando knives into the Palestinian enclave, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. During a search of a vehicle, Defense Ministry guards and Shin Bet operatives uncovered two boxes containing professional-grade 30-centimeter (12-inch) commando knives hidden in a shipment of tools. Officials also recently intercepted a shipment destined for the Palestinian electric company in Gaza containing concealed graphite strips, the Government Press Office said in a statement, noting the raw material is often used to make rocket fuel. The knives and graphite were confiscated, and Israeli security services have launched investigations into both smuggling attempts. 8 Palestinians injured in tunnel collapse in Gaza Strip [Ynet] Eight Palestinians were lightly-to-moderately injured in a tunnel collapse that occurred overnight Tuesday in the Gaza Strip. The collapse occurred east of the Saja'iyya neighborhood in Gaza City. |
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