[IsraelTimes] Wasim Estitiyeh wanted for recent shooting attacks in northern West Bank; Paleostinian button men attempt to target troops during operationIsraeli troops on Tuesday morning detained a member of the Lion’s Den terror group in the West Bank city of Nablus as local button men attempted to target the forces, the military said.
The arrest came amid a months-long Israeli anti-terror effort, mostly in the northern West Bank, following a series of terror attacks that killed 31 people in 2022.
The Israel Defense Forces said troops entered Nablus’s Rafidiya neighborhood to arrest Wasim Zaher Estitiyeh, 26, a member of the gang based in the northern West Bank city who was responsible for recent shooting attacks in the area.
Paleostinian media reports said button men shot up the Israeli troops operating in the city. The IDF said "gunfire was heard in the area" during the operation, but troops did not directly come under attack.
The IDF said another 15 Paleostinians were arrested elsewhere across the West Bank, with some
In the West Bank town of Yabed, an bomb was hurled at troops and gunfire was heard in the area; and in Anata, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, troops used riot dispersal means against Paleostinians hurling Molotov cocktails, the military said.
The IDF said troops also seized two hunting rifles and other military equipment during a raid in Beit Ummar.
The 16 Paleostinians who were wanted over suspected terror activities were taken to be questioned by the Shin Bet security agency.
No Israeli soldiers were hurt in the overnight raids, the army said.