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IDF, police announce capture in West Bank of 4 ISIS-linked jihadists said to plan terror attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli soldiers man a checkpoint at the entrance of Jericho in the West Bank, on February 28, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
Islamic State-affiliated jihadists who were suspected of planning a terror attack were captured by Israeli troops and police officers during two separate operations in the West Bank city of Jericho.
Troops of the Lions of the Valley Battalion last week captured three members of the cell in Jericho, and in a separate raid yesterday carried out by Border Police officers, another member was nabbed, the IDF and Israel Police say.
“The terrorists were advancing terror activity and were suspected of intending to carry out an attack,” the joint statement says.
All four were handed over to the Shin Bet for questioning.
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