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Sunday, April 3, 2022
Shin Bet had reportedly deployed in Israel in case Islamic Jihad cell evaded commandos
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The three Palestinian Islamic Jihad members killed in a shootout with Israeli forces early Saturday planned to cross into Israel through a gap in the West Bank security barrier, as the Bnei Brak terrorist had done on Tuesday, according to Channel 12 news.
The network says the Islamic Jihad operatives switched out the vehicle’s license plate for an Israeli one and that Shin Bet forces were deployed to three different sites in central Israel, in case police commandos did not manage to intercept the cell.
The network says the commandos set up an “obstruction” between and Jenin and Tulkarm, after being tipped off that the cell was on the move. After apparently spotting the troops, the Islamic Jihad members reportedly tried turn around and flee, leading the soldiers to fire toward the vehicle’s tires.
The unsourced report says the main suspect then took out his M-16 and started spraying bullets toward the Israeli force, which returned fire and killed the assailants while they were still in the car.
Several commandos were injured, included the commander of the force, who was seriously wounded.
The Times of Israel Community.