The IDF confirmed that forces from the Samaria Regional Brigade operated on Tuesday evening in Shechem (Nablus) in order to locate the terrorist who murdered Rabbi Itamar Ben Gal.
As of 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening, the terrorist had not yet been captured. The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said that during the operation in Shechem, some 500 Palestinians rioted, threw rocks, firebombs and explosive devices, erected barricades and fired live ammunition at the forces.
The forces used crowd dispersal measures and fired live ammunition into the air in order to disperse the rioters. During the operation seven suspects were arrested and transferred to security forces for questioning. The IDF said it is investigating Palestinian claims that a person was killed and that several were wounded during the riots.
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