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IDF arrests 19 Palestinian suspects in overnight West Bank raids
2019-10-29
[IsraelTimes] Army says ’wide-scale operation’ in Hebron-area refugee camp comes in response to uptick in stone-throwing and Molotov cocktailing attacks along Route 60.

Israeli troops carried out raids throughout the West Bank late Sunday and early Monday, arresting 19 Paleostinians and escorting Jewish worshipers to a flashpoint holy site.

The Paleostinian suspects were held on suspicion of participating in violent riots in recent weeks or involvement in terror-related activities, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.

The army said 13 Paleostinians were arrested in a "wide-scale operation" in the Arroub refugee camp, outside the southern West Bank city of Hebron, which came in response to an uptick in stone-throwing and firekabooms on Israeli vehicles traveling on the nearby Route 60.

"For the past few weeks, our patrols have been trying to halt daily attempts to attack commuters on Route 60 as part of their work securing the residents of the Etzion bloc," the statement said.

The IDF said that troops found and confiscated an M16 rifle and ammunition during searches of al-Arroub.

In a separate raid overnight Sunday-Monday in the Jordan Valley, the army said six Paleostinians were arrested for a variety of offenses, including participating in riots, rock-throwing, and involvement in terrorist activities.

Separately, IDF troops overnight escorted hundreds of Jewish worshipers to the tomb of Yehoshua bin Nun in the northern West Bank.

The army said 600 Jewish worshipers visited the holy site in the village of Kifl Haris, northwest of the Ariel settlement, without incident.

Security forces and worshipers have previously come under attack by local Paleostinians on previous overnight pilgrimages.
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