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2 Palestinians arrested, charged for throwing explosives at Israeli buses in West Bank
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Shin Bet security agency says two Palestinians have been arrested and charged with throwing explosives at Israeli buses in the West Bank.
Muhammad Takataka and Muhammad Abu Hossein, residents of a village near Bethlehem, were detained in recent weeks over two attacks on buses near the settlement of Tekoa on March 21 and August 25, the Shin Bet and IDF say in a joint statement.
“The Shin Bet’s investigation of the suspects revealed that the two carried out the bomb attacks with the intention of harming Israeli civilians and against the background of the war in the Gaza Strip,” the agency says.
There were no injuries in the attacks.
The pair were charged with a series of security offenses, the Shin Bet adds.
The Times of Israel Community.