Border Police officers killed three Palestinian gunmen during an arrest raid in the West Bank town of Iktaba, security officials say.
A joint police, IDF, and Shin Bet statement says undercover Border Police officers entered Iktaba to detain a Palestinian suspected of involvement in terror activities.
It says an exchange of fire broke out between Palestinian gunmen and the troops during the raid.
“The undercover forces killed three armed terrorists who tried to escape,” police say.
The wanted man was also shot while trying to flee, police say. He was arrested and officers seized an assault rifle and handgun from him, it adds. He was handed over to the Shin Bet for interrogation.
As the troops left Iktaba, gun battles continued, during which two more Palestinians were shot by the undercover Border Police officers, the statement adds.
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