The IDF and Shin Bet said Duvdevan commandos arrested two wounded terrorists at a Nablus hospital after the morning shooting attack near Tell that killed two soldiers. The fallen were identified as Maj. Yuval Ezra and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Benayahu Mellet.
The IDF on Friday afternoon identified the two soldiers killed in the morning shooting attack near the village of Tell in Samaria as Maj. Yuval Ezra, 27, from Herzliya, a battery commander in the Artillery Corps, and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Benayahu Mellet, 32, from Yitzhar, a commander and fighter in the Jerusalem Brigade. The identification comes hours after the military confirmed the arrest of two wounded terrorists involved in the attack at a Nablus hospital.
Initial reports at 13:25 Jerusalem indicated that Duvdevan commandos, operating under the Samaria Brigade and on Shin Bet intelligence, had arrested two terrorists at a hospital in Nablus who had been evacuated there after being wounded in the attack. The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed the arrest shortly afterward, and the military stated that the identities of all the attackers were known and a manhunt for any remaining suspects was underway. The first identification of one of the fallen, Benayahu Mellet, appeared in subsequent bulletins, and the full identification of both soldiers was released by the IDF later Friday.
As The Zioneer reported earlier, the shooting occurred near the settlement of Tell, triggering a response from Israeli forces. The arrest operation at the Nablus hospital was carried out by Duvdevan troops with Shin Bet intelligence, underscoring the coordination between the military and security services in this incident.
The identities of the other terrorists involved in the attack are known to Israeli security forces, but it remains unclear whether all participants have been apprehended. The military has said that forces are continuing to operate to arrest them, and the condition of the two arrested terrorists has not been disclosed.
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