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| IDF arrests suspected terrorists behind deadly Jericho attack as victim is buried |
| 2023-03-02 |
| [IsraelTimes] Military says two suspects behind killing of US-Israeli Elan Ganeles apprehended in Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, third suspect rubbed out while trying to flee Israeli troops on Wednesday afternoon arrested the alleged bully boyz who carried out a deadly shooting attack two days earlier near the West Bank city of Jericho, as the victim was being buried. One Paleostinian suspect was killed during the raid. The Israel Defense Forces said soldiers and Border Police officers entered the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp adjacent to Jericho, following intelligence information given to them by the Shin Bet security agency. Two Paleostinian men suspected of carrying out the attack on Monday that left dual American-Israeli citizen Elan Ganeles dead were detained, the IDF said. A third suspect who was with the two alleged button men was shot while attempting to flee, the IDF added. He was also detained by the troops, but later succumbed to his wounds. Speaking to news hounds after the raid, Col. Meir Biderman, the commander of the 417th Regional Brigade, said that on Tuesday night the Shin Bet notified the army of a potential breakthrough in the hunt for the terrorists, and on Wednesday they were given their exact position. Biderman said the troops began preparing on Tuesday evening and immediately began the operation when the terrorists’ location was confirmed. The troops entered the camp, closed in on the building where the button men were holed up, and launched missiles at it, in a tactic known as a "pressure cooker," to flush the suspects out, he said. Dark smoke was seen rising from a building in the camp. "They came out with raised hands and showed us the location of the weapon with which they carried out the attack," Biderman said. The IDF said troops seized the handgun, which was likely the one used in the attack on Monday. The third suspect who was shot was taken to a hospital in Israel at death's door. He later succumbed to his wounds. The Paleostinian Authority health ministry identified him as 22-year-old Mahmoud Jamal Hassan Hamdan. Biderman said a fourth suspect who tried to flee the hideout apartment was also detained. The Paleostinian Authority Health Ministry said one person was being treated for minor injuries amid festivities with troops in the camp. Ganeles, 26, was being buried in the central city of Ra’anana as the operation took place. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement said he "salutes the IDF and the Shin Bet for locating the bully boyz in a short time and carrying out a precise operation." Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also hailed the successful operation. "Every terrorist should be aware of Israel’s defense establishment, we will get our hands on them," he said in remarks provided by his office. Ganeles, who was visiting Israel for a wedding, was shot to death while driving near Jericho. |
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