The Israel Defense Forces says searches for a second suspect in Tuesday's Gaza border incident have been halted; the only militant was captured and is being interrogated.
The Israel Defense Forces announced Wednesday afternoon that the search for an additional suspect in Tuesday's security incident near the Gaza border has been called off. According to an IDF update, only one militant was involved in the event; he was captured alive and is currently being interrogated. It remains unclear how many operatives were originally suspected of being at large, or what prompted the military to widen the search initially. The development partly closes the incident, which began Tuesday afternoon when the IDF killed a militant in the same border area and launched a sweeping search. The road near the incident site remains blocked and local council instructions are still in effect, according to earlier reports.
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