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5 Palestinians suspected of carrying out bombing at settlement arrested in West Bank
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Five Palestinian terror suspects were detained near the West Bank city of Tulkarem overnight, including two are are suspected of carrying out a bomb attack near the settlement of Hermesh last week, police say.
Members of the Yamam counter-terrorism unit and the Shin Bet security agency operated in the town of Seida to detain two suspects believed to be behind the attack near Hermesh on July 18, in which four Israelis were wounded.
Police say that one of the suspects behind the attack was shot by the officers amid clashes in Seida.
Another three suspects were detained during the operation, police say.
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