Terror group Hamas issues a statement praising what it called a “double heroic operation” after two car bombs exploded in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank late last night, in what security officials believed was a coordinated attack. Two Palestinian terrorists involved in the attacks were killed by troops at the scene.
Hamas says it “is a clear message that resistance will remain striking, prolonged and sustained as long as the brutal occupation’s aggression and targeting of our people and land continue.”
The group, however, does not claim direct responsibility for the attacks.
Hamas ally Islamic Jihad similarly says it “congratulates” the perpetrators of what it called a “coordinated attack.”
IDF says ongoing West Bank raid now focused on Jenin
The IDF’s ongoing major operation in the northern West Bank is now largely focusing on the Jenin area, after raids in Tulkarem and Far’a concluded.
Troops this morning raided the Jenin’s refugee camp, where they neutralized dozens of explosive devices that were planted along the roads, according to the military.
There have been fierce clashes between IDF troops and Palestinian gunmen in the Jenin area this morning.
So far amid the major operation launched earlier this week, the IDF says troops have killed at least 26 gunmen and detained another 30 wanted Palestinians.
IDF detains 6 for involvement in attacks, says no fear of additional car bomb
Israeli forces have detained six Palestinians who are suspected to have been involved in last night’s dual car bombing attacks in the West Bank.
Their connection to the attacks in the Gush Etzion area is being looked into.
The IDF has meanwhile encircled Hebron and towns in the area, where the two terrorists came from, as it searches for additional suspects and investigates the attack.
This morning, troops demolished a bomb-making lab in Hebron.
Car bombers identified as Palestinians from Hebron
IDF says Gaza airstrike hit terror cell planting explosives in buildings
Heavy clashes between IDF, Palestinian gunmen reported in Jenin
Palestinian media report heavy clashes between gunmen and Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Jenin this morning.
The IDF has been carrying out a major raid in the northern West Bank since early Wednesday.
Further details are not immediately available.
IDF, Shin Bet believe Friday night West Bank bomb attacks were coordinated
The IDF and Shin Bet believe that the two Palestinian terrorists who attempted to carry out concurrent car bombing attacks in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank last night were coordinated.
The two terrorists set out together from the Hebron area and headed toward the Etzion settlement bloc to carry out the attack at two locations, according to the initial probe.
One car bomb was set off at a gas station at the Gush Etzion junction, while the second terrorist breached the Karmei Tzur settlement and his car exploded there.
Both terrorists were killed. Their identities and affiliations are not immediately known.
At the gas station, a soldier was moderately wounded and a reservist officer who is the head of a local security team was lightly hurt as troops opened fire at the terrorist. The commander of the IDF’s Etzion Regional Brigade, Col. Gal Rich, was also lightly hurt but did not require hospitalization.
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