After 3-hour manhunt, IDF captures Palestinian suspect in West Bank stabbing

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF troops search for a Palestinian who stabbed a soldier in the northern West Bank, May 16, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops search for a Palestinian who stabbed a soldier in the northern West Bank, May 16, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

After three hours, the military says it has captured a Palestinian suspected of stabbing a noncommissioned officer at Yitzhar Junction in the northern West Bank earlier today.

The military says the suspect was detained in the town of Awarta, not far from where the attack took place.

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