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| Security forces kill Palestinians who allegedly shot dead 3 members of Dee family |
| 2023-05-05 |
| [IsraelTimes] Troops surround home in Nablus, reportedly fire missile in effort to flush out suspects, who are killed in ensuing firefight along with another gunman. Two Paleostinians accused of killing Lucy Dee and her daughters Maia and Rina in a shooting attack in the Jordan Valley last month were rubbed out by Israeli troops Thursday morning in the West Bank city of Nablus along with a third Paleostinian gunman. In a joint statement, the Shin Bet security agency, Israel Police, and Israel Defense Forces said troops entered the Nablus Old City in order to arrest Hassan Katnani and Ma’ad Masri, the Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw, holy warriors who allegedly carried out the deadly attack on April 7. Members of the police elite Yamam counter-terrorism unit surrounded the home where the two holy warriors were believed to be hiding. The forces fired a shoulder-launched missile at it, according to Paleostinian media, in a tactic known as a "pressure cooker," to flush out wanted suspects. "Get some!" That oughtta do it Some reports also claimed a miniature drone flew into the building. A senior IDF officer confirmed that drones were used during the raid, but said they have been used in practically every recent similar operation in the West Bank. Armed festivities took place around the home, and the two bad boyz were potted along with another gunman, Ibrahim Hura, who had aided them in hiding, the statement said. Israeli forces also seized three assault rifles from inside, the statement added. Paleostinian media published footage of what they said were three bodies being retrieved from the home. The Paleostinian Authority Health Ministry confirmed that three men were killed in the incident. The three members of the Dee family were dual Israeli-British nationals who lived in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, just south of Jerusalem, after moving to Israel some eight years ago. The Paleostinian button men shot up the victims’ car near the settlement of Hamra in the northern Jordan Valley, as they were heading north on a trip to Tiberias on April 7. The vehicle crashed on the highway’s shoulder, and the holy warriors then fired at the car again at close range. The daughters, 20-year-old Maia and 15-year-old Rina were declared dead at the scene, while Lucy, 48, was rushed to a hospital at death's door but died three days later. The vehicle apparently used by the holy warriors was found by PA security forces in Nablus several days later. A senior IDF Central Command officer told news hounds that the operation on Thursday was carried out with "precision and professionalism," leading to a quick raid with no injuries, despite it being nearly a month since the deadly attack. "We consider this matter very important, the time that passes from the moment of the attack to the elimination... the speed with which the incident is dealt with is what thwarts terrorism, so time is important," the officer said. "It is important for us to make it clear to the other side that there are no cities of refuge anywhere in [the West Bank]. Even places that they apparently think are safe — are not," he said. The officer noted that there has been an increase in intelligence alerts of potential terror attacks in recent weeks. "We need to make sure that the rate of thwarting [attacks] is higher than the rate of alerts," he said. "I have said in the past that we have the possibility of being able to carry out more significant operations in [the West Bank] and if it is necessary, we will go into action," the officer added. Paleostinian attacks in Israel and the West Bank have killed 19 people since the beginning of the year and left several more seriously hurt. At least 99 Paleostinians have been killed since the beginning of the year, most of them while carrying out attacks or during festivities with security forces, but some were uninvolved civilians and others were killed under circumstances that are being investigated. |
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