Israeli security forces are operating at a hospital in Nablus to arrest two terrorists involved in this morning's Kfar Tell attack, according to security analyst Yair Goldblatt, citing Arab documentation of the activity.
Friday's counter-terrorism operation in Nablus (Shechem) saw Israeli forces from the Duvdevan unit, under the Samaria Brigade and Shin Bet direction, raid al-Tahazi Hospital to arrest two terrorists wounded in the morning's shooting attack near Kfar Tell (Havat Gilad). The operation began around 15:30 Jerusalem time, when reports emerged of IDF troops surrounding the hospital. By 15:38, forces had entered the facility. Palestinian sources reported that the hospital was where the wounded terrorists and the bodies of those killed in the attack had been evacuated, including the body of Farouk Adnan Ramchan, identified as the gunman who snatched a weapon and carried out the attack that killed two Israelis.
At 16:55, the IDF confirmed the arrest of two terrorists involved in the attack. The two were located at the hospital after being wounded during the incident. The operation was documented by Arab media outlets, with footage showing the bodies of the terrorists at the hospital. No IDF casualties were reported in the raid.
The operation underscores the IDF's willingness to pursue wanted individuals into medical facilities, a tactic that has drawn criticism from Palestinian and international organizations but is justified by Israeli security forces as necessary to prevent terrorists from using hospitals as sanctuaries.
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