IDF foils attempt by 2 Palestinians in army uniforms to infiltrate settlement

Army says one of the suspects captured, was apparently not armed; troops search for the other around Itamar in the northern West Bank

A Palestinian suspect arrested near the West Bank settlement of Itamar, on January 28, 2018. (Samaria Regional Council)
A Palestinian suspect arrested near the West Bank settlement of Itamar, on January 28, 2018. (Samaria Regional Council)

A pair of Palestinians dressed in army uniforms tried to infiltrate a Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank on Sunday, the IDF said.

One of the suspects, who was detained by the troops near Itamar, had a pair of binoculars, but no weapons.

Troops were interrogating the suspect who was caught in order to determine whether the pair had been attempting to carry out a terror attack or had criminal motive, Hadashot TV news reported.

Soldiers were scouring the area between the settlement and the Palestinian village of Beit Furik for the second suspect, the army said.

Binoculars belonging to a Palestinian suspect arrested near the West Bank settlement of Itamar on January 28, 2018. (Samaria Regional Council)

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