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Monday, January 15, 2024
IDF says it arrested 9 Hamas-affiliated students at an-Najah University in Nablus
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
In an overnight raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, the IDF says troops detained nine Hamas members at an-Najah University.
The IDF says the suspects, members of Hamas student body at an-Najah, were nabbed by reservists of the elite Duvdevan unit and Border Police officers.
It says the arrests are part of efforts to foil planned terror attacks carried out by university students affiliated with Hamas.
◾ من اقتحام قوات الاحتلال لحرم جامعة النجاح القديم واعتقال الطلبة المعتصمين. pic.twitter.com/YEl9kFkQZx
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) January 15, 2024
In all, 17 wanted Palestinians were detained in overnight raids across the West Bank, the IDF says.
Since October 7, troops have arrested more than 2,650 wanted Palestinians across the West Bank, including more than 1,300 affiliated with Hamas.
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