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Sunday, September 18, 2022
IDF says two Palestinian suspects arrested with submachine gun
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces says troops arrested two Palestinian suspects at the West Bank security barrier near the Arab Israeli city of Baqa al-Gharbiyye, one of whom was armed with a submachine gun.
According to the IDF, soldiers operating surveillance cameras spotted the two men attempting to cross the fence close to the Baqa checkpoint that separates the Israeli city from the Palestinian village of Baqa a-Sharqiyya.
The IDF says troops were dispatched to the scene and arrested the pair. One was found to be carrying a Carlo makeshift submachine gun in his bag.
The pair are taken to be questioned by the Shin Bet security agency. It is not immediately clear if they planned an attack or were seeking to sell the weapon.
The Times of Israel Community.