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IDF launches manhunt for suspects who set off explosive device near troops in West Bank
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians during a manhunt for a Palestinian man who rammed his car into IDF troops earlier in the day, in Bethlehem on February 6, 2020. (Musa Al Shaer/AFP)
The IDF says it has launched a manhunt for Palestinian suspects who set off an explosive device near troops in the West Bank town of Silat ad-Dhahr.
According to the IDF, the soldiers were carrying out “proactive activity” in the town when they came under attack.
The soldiers were reportedly searching for gunmen who had opened fire at an army post near the adjacent Homesh outpost a short while earlier.
The IDF does not immediately provide information on injuries to troops, but first responders say three are wounded in the blast, including one listed in serious condition.
