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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
4 Palestinians killed in overnight West Bank clashes with Israeli troops, PA says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Four Palestinians were killed during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank overnight, Palestinian health officials say.
The Palestinian Authority health ministry says three were killed in Jenin, while another was killed in Tulkarem.
Undercover police forces first entered Jenin last night to arrest Atta Abu Rumaila, 63, the secretary-general of Fatah in the northern West Bank city.
Military sources say there was no resistance during Abu Rumaila’s arrest, who was detained along with his son.
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security agency said that in recent months, Abu Rumaila had “advanced terror activity with funding of tens of thousands of shekels, and helped wanted persons and terrorist operatives.”
The joint statement said that Abu Rumaila “took a significant part in escalating the security situation in the region,” and that his son was a local terror operative.
???? The Israeli occupation forces withdraw from the city of Jenin after storming the house of Atta Abu Rumaila, secretary General of the Fatah movement in Jenin, and arresting him. pic.twitter.com/ELqXX9xvpf
— Suribelle (@Syribelle) October 31, 2023
Later, Israeli troops entered Jenin again to “foil terror infrastructure,” the IDF said.
The troops found and destroyed explosive devices planted in the roads and an underground tunnel used by gunmen. A car with ammunition and military equipment was also confiscated.
The occupying Israeli army destroys a street during a raid into the city of Jenin, north of the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/GzGUuBxg5d
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 1, 2023
Amid the operation, troops clashed with Palestinian gunmen. The IDF carried out a drone strike against a number of gunmen amid the gun battle.
IDF publishes a video showing a drone strike against Palestinian gunmen who were clashing with Israeli forces in the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp. Three Palestinians were reported killed in the raid. pic.twitter.com/Pk2aoU2y96
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) November 1, 2023
There is no immediate word from the IDF on what occurred in Tulkarem.
There have been frequent clashes in the West Bank since the war in the Gaza Strip began on October 7, with troops arresting more than 1,000 Palestinians, some 700 of whom are affiliated with the Hamas terror group.
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