[IsraelTimes] Soldiers said to warn family to give up Asem Barghouti, linked to Givat Assaf shooting; brother Salih was slain fleeing arrest for Ofra attack; Gazoo boats said to come under fireIsraeli security forces overnight Friday tossed in the slammer
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a West Bank man whose two brothers have been implicated in two recent terror attacks, Paleostinian media reported.
Mohammad Barghouti, 17, was detained by troops in Kobar, a village near Ramallah, according to local media.
Israeli defense officials have said Mohammad’s brother Asem is suspected of carrying out a deadly terror attack on December 13 near the Givat Assaf outpost in the West Bank.
Paleostinian media said Israeli forces threatened family members that they could be deported to Jericho if they did not give up Asem within days.
Another brother, Salih, was rubbed out on December 12 in Kobar as he attacked Israeli security forces in an attempt to evade arrest. He was suspected of having carried out a terror attack near the Ofra settlement three days earlier, on December 9.
Seven people were maimed in the drive-by shooting attack on a bus stop outside Ofra, including a 30-weeks pregnant woman who was maimed. Her baby was delivered in an emergency operation, but died days later.
Salih’s participation in the Ofra attack was confirmed by the Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, terror group.
The day after Israeli forces shot and killed Salih Barghouti, two soldiers were killed in the shooting attack near Givat Assaf ‐ Sgt. Yosef Cohen and Staff Sgt. Yovel Mor Yosef ‐ and two people were maimed, a soldier and a civilian woman.
The gunman immediately expeditiously departed at a goodly pace of the attack toward Ramallah in a car with Israeli license plates and is still being sought.
Asem was set free from an Israeli prison in April of last year after serving an 11-year sentence.
A number of members of the Barghouti family have a history of involvement in terrorist activities.
Meanwhile in the Gazoo Strip Paleostinian media reported that Paleostinian fishing boats were fired upon by Israeli army forces in the south of the territory.
There were also reports of Paleostinian farmers east of Khan Younis, in the central Strip, coming under fire.
An Israeli military front man said he was looking into the reports. There were no reports of casualties in either incident.
The IDF often fires warning shots at Gazoo boats that sail beyond permitted fishing zones. Israel maintains a naval blockade of the Gazoo Strip, saying it is necessary to prevent terror groups from rearming and launching attacks.