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Police say wanted Palestinian killed during arrest raid near Jenin
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Border Police says officers killed a wanted Palestinian gunman during an operation in the West Bank town of Meithalun, close to Jenin.
In a joint operation with the IDF and Shin Bet security agency, police say undercover Border Police officers tried to detain Hassan Rabia’a, who was wanted for involvement in terror activity.
During attempts to arrest Rabia’a in Meithalun, he opened fire on troops while trying to flee. The Border Police officers returned fire, killing him.
Two handguns were found on his body, police say. At Rabia’a’s home, the military says troops seized a hunting rifle, pipe bombs, gun parts, and NIS 96,000 in cash.
Also at Rabia’a’s property, the IDF says troops found an explosives manufacturing lab, which was then demolished.
In a separate operation overnight, the IDF says it seized 20 handguns in a vehicle stopped by troops near Nablus. Nineteen wanted Palestinians were also detained by troops overnight, the military says.
No soldiers were wounded in the operations.
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