Two masked suspects break into settlement, flee after encountering patrol
Resident says Palestinians cut through perimeter fence, intending to carry out terror attack; army confirms incident but has no info on motives
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Two masked suspects broke into a northern West Bank settlement Friday overnight, a resident of the town told The Times of Israel, before encountering an IDF patrol and fleeing.
An alarm went off in Migdalim at 1:30 a.m. Residents were told to remain in their homes with the doors locked, said the resident, who serves on a security squad.
Security camera footage retrieved by The Times of Israel shows two suspects inside the settlement of Migdalim after cutting through a perimeter fence.
The resident said he believed the two were Palestinians planning to carry out an attack. The IDF confirmed the incident, saying the two suspects fled when soldiers shined a light on them before they fled. It did not comment on their motive.
On Friday Israeli settlers and Palestinians clashed in the northern West Bank, with a rights group saying the Israelis damaged buildings and set fire to fields in a Palestinian village. For their part, the locals from Yitzhar involved in the altercation said it began when residents from the village of Urif torched several of their fields.
The Times of Israel Community.