A Palestinian gunman opened fired at Israeli Border Police forces manning a checkpoint northwest of the West Bank town of Bethlehem Wednesday night.
There were no casualties in the attack.
The gunman fled and security forces gave chase, during which time the assailant once again fired at his pursuers. He was eventually subdued and taken into custody, officials said.
The gunman was lightly injured during his arrest.
In the Gaza Strip IDF forces arrested an unarmed Palestinian who crossed into Israel from the south of the territory, army says.
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The suspect was arrested just after he crossed the fence. He was taken in for questioning.
On Wednesday security forces arrested two Palestinians suspected of shooting at an Israeli vehicle outside Ramallah the previous day.
The Shin Bet said in a statement that the suspects, Palestinians from the Ramallah area, “implicated themselves in the incident” during their initial investigation.
Judah Ari Gross contributed to this report.
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