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| Palestinian attempts to snatch soldier’s gun during West Bank raid, IDF says |
| 2023-01-05 |
| [IsraelTimes] Military says soldier lightly hurt in Qabatiya incident; one Paleostinian shot, condition unclear; troops detain 12 suspects during operations. A Paleostinian attempted to snatch a soldier’s gun during an overnight arrest raid in the northern West Bank city of Qabatiya, the military said on Wednesday morning. According to the Israel Defense Forces, during the arrest of three wanted Paleostinians in the city, south of Jenin, troops came under gunfire by button men, and returned fire at them. Then, one suspect approached the troops and attempted to snatch his gun, the IDF said. "In response, the force at the scene shot at him," the military said, adding that the suspect was hit. Paleostinian media reports said one person was taken to a hospital in Jenin after being shot. His condition was not immediately clear. The IDF said one soldier was lightly hurt in the incident in Qabatiya, and was taken to a hospital in Israel for further treatment. Footage published by Paleostinian media outlets also showed an bomb being detonated near a convoy of IDF vehicles in the city. Separately, the IDF said troops arrested nine more wanted Paleostinians and seized several firearms in overnight raids across the West Bank, with In all, 12 suspects were taken to be questioned by the Shin Bet security agency. |
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