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Israeli forces say troops killed 3 Palestinian gunmen en route to carry out attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces, Border Police and Shin Bet security agency in a joint statement say forces killed three Palestinian gunmen who were en route to carrying out an attack in the West Bank.
According to the Shin Bet, the head of the cell is Naif Abu Suias, 26, a resident of the Jenin refugee camp. The agency says Suias was a “prominent military operative… who was involved in military activity against our forces and in advancing military activity directed by terror elements from the Gaza Strip.”
The IDF says the cell headed out by car from the Jenin refugee camp, and was ambushed by forces near the town of Arrabeh, south of Jenin.
In their car, troops found an assault rifle. Their bodies are being held by Israeli authorities.
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