Could be jihadis of one sort or another. Could also be highly armed Arab gangsters feuding with one another, about which internecine violence the Israeli Arabs demanded Israeli authorities act to reduce. But when the Israelis do, the Arabs attack them for it. Still, there are somewhat fewer weapons in Arab houses than there used to be, so that’s something.
[IsraelTimes] Military says man shot as soldiers came under attack after conducting searches in a home where a gun was found; Paleostinians say he died of his wounds, 2 others injuredTroops conducting an arrest raid in the West Bank city of Nablus opened fire and shot a Paleostinian man who was part of a group throwing bombs at the soldiers, the military said. Paleostinian officials said the man died of his wounds.
According to the army, officers from the Border Police’s undercover unit, accompanied by IDF soldiers, searched a home in the city and arrested a resident after finding a machine gun in his possession.
As the troops left the building they came under attack from a group who threw explosives at them from a close distance, endangering their lives, the army said.
They opened fire, hitting one of the attackers, who was maimed and taken away by Paleostinian medics the army said.
Paleostinian officials said the man, identified as Jamil al-Kayyal, 31, was taken to a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds to the head and died of his wounds.
Two other Paleostinians were maimed when hit by an IDF jeep, the officials said.
No casualties were reported among the Israeli soldiers.
Israeli forces routinely carry out raids in the West Bank, often meeting resistance from local Paleostinians.