| Submit your comments on this article |
| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| Palestinian gunman killed by Israeli forces during raid in Jenin |
| 2023-08-18 |
| [IsraelTimes] Media reports identify Mustafa al-Kastouni, 32, as member of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades; no immediate comment from IDF. A Paleostinian gunman was killed and two others, members of a terror cell, were arrested by Israeli forces in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday morning, the military said. In a joint statement, the Israel Defense Forces, Border Police, and Shin Bet security agency said troops entered Jenin to arrest members of a terror cell planning attacks. Undercover Border Police officers arrested two wanted Paleostinians outside a building in Jenin, following intelligence given to them by the Shin Bet of their whereabouts. A gunman, named as 32-year-old Mustafa al-Kastouni, opened fire from inside the building at the Israeli forces, defense officials said. The Border Police troops broke into the building, and amid an exchange of fire, al-Kastouni was killed, and one Israeli officer was lightly hurt by shrapnel. The Paleostinian Authority health ministry said al-Kastouni was fatally shot in the head, chest, and abdomen by Israeli soldiers. He was identified by Paleostinian media outlets as a member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group. The Shin Bet said al-Kastouni had been previously involved in gunfire toward Israeli forces in the West Bank. The IDF said forces found a weapon and dozens of primed bombs inside the building. The bombs were destroyed, leading to claims by Paleostinian media that Israeli forces "blew up a bakery" in Jenin. As the Israeli forces left the northern West Bank city, Paleostinian button men opened fire and hurled explosives, the IDF said. Troops returned fire, hitting several gunnies, the military said. The IDF last operated in Jenin on July 31, four weeks after a major operation in the northern West Bank city. The IDF said that troops detained ten more wanted Paleostinians during sweeps across the West Bank early Thursday, with violence in some areas. Also early Thursday, an IDF officer was lightly hurt after coming under fire during a patrol near the northern West Bank village of Burqa, the military said. Paleostinian terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank have left 26 people dead and several others seriously maimed since the beginning of the year. According to a tally by The Times of Israel, 172 West Bank Paleostinians have also been killed during the same period — most of them during festivities with security forces or while carrying out attacks, but some were uninvolved civilians and others were killed under unclear circumstances, including by armed Israeli settlers. Related: Jenin: 2023-08-16 Hamas and Islamic Jihad seen importing Gaza military tactics to the West Bank Jenin: 2023-08-16 Palestinian group tries to fire rocket from northern West Bank at nearby settlement Jenin: 2023-08-12 Palestinian President Abbas fires nearly all governors in West Bank in major upheaval Related: Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades: 2022-12-02 Terror fighter killed near Jenin helped plan abduction of Israeli’s body — report Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades: 2022-12-01 2 terror group fighters killed in clashes with IDF during raid of Jenin refugee camp Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades: 2022-10-15 Terror groups: Palestinians must attack Israelis 'no matter the sacrifice' |
| Posted by:trailing wife |