Overnight, IDF forces conducted a wide arrest and interrogation operation in the village of Tel near Shechem, following last week's deadly attack. The forces detained dozens of suspects involved in the violent clash and arrested several for Shin Bet questioning. Separately, troops raided the home of Farouk Ramadan, the alleged shooter who snatched a security officer's weapon, and began mapping it for demolition.
Overnight, IDF forces conducted a wide-scale arrest and interrogation operation in the Palestinian village of Tel, near Shechem (Nablus), in the wake of the deadly attack on Friday that killed two Israelis. The operation targeted individuals involved in the violent confrontation that preceded the shooting, in which a mob of Palestinian assailants attacked a group of Jewish hikers, snatched a security officer's weapon, and opened fire. The victims were Maj. Yuval Ezra and Binyahu Malat.
According to the military, troops interrogated dozens of suspects on site and arrested several for further investigation by the Shin Bet security agency. Separately, forces raided the home of Farouk Ramadan, the alleged shooter who seized the weapon and used it to carry out the attack. The military is currently mapping the home, a step that typically precedes sealing or demolition.
The operation follows a series of IDF actions reported by The Zioneer on Friday, including the arrest of two terrorists involved in the attack and the elimination of four assailants at the scene. On Friday evening, masked Israelis clashed with Palestinian villagers in the area after the funeral of Binyahu Malat, requiring IDF intervention. The Central Command has ordered all soldiers to remain on base in preparation for expanded operations.
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