Border Police forces arrested a terrorist who snatched a weapon in the Hebron Hills on Saturday evening after a pursuit, according to security sources. The arrest followed a chase by the security forces.
Border Police forces arrested the terrorist who had snatched a weapon from an IDF soldier in the Susya area of the southern Hebron Hills on Saturday evening, following a pursuit. The arrest came shortly after the weapon was recovered and the military said the search for the attacker was ongoing.
At 20:17 Jerusalem, the IDF reported that the weapon had been located and recovered, and that troops were continuing to pursue the assailant. The incident began when militants attacked a soldier on leave in the Susya area and stole his personal weapon. The weapon was recovered quickly, and the pursuit continued until the suspect was apprehended by Border Police.
The Hebron Hills region has been the focus of Israeli security operations in recent weeks. As The Zioneer reported on June 26, Israeli forces arrested a terrorist who shot and wounded an IDF soldier in the Dahariya area about two weeks prior. Additionally, overnight raids in Hebron on July 8 led to the arrest of dozens of terror suspects after indiscriminate gunfire. The current arrest is part of the broader security activity in the area.
No further details on the suspect or the specific charges were immediately available.
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