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IDF says it has arrested Palestinian behind deadly January West Bank terror shooting

By Emanuel Fabian 21 May 2025, 6:12 pm 1 Edit

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

The IDF says it detained a Palestinian accused of directing a deadly terror shooting attack in the West Bank village of al-Funduq in January.

The suspect was arrested overnight in Jenin’s western neighborhood, the IDF says.

The attack on January 6 — carried out by three gunmen who have all since been killed — killed off-duty police officer Master Sgt. Elad Yaakov Winkelstein and civilians Rachel Cohen and Aliza Raiz.

Additionally, overnight, the IDF says it detained a five-man cell of Islamic State-affiliated terror operatives in the town of Qabatiya.

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