During the operation, Abu Daka and his brother opened fire on the soldiers. The brother was killed by a missile fired from an IAF helicopter and no soldiers were injured. Abu Daka was handed over to security forces for investigation.
IDF forces arrested 24 wanted PA Arab across Judea and Samaria overnight Thursday. In Ramallah, a Fatah terrorist was found with a hand-grenade and an M-16 cartridge. Two were apprehended in Jenin, one Fatah terrorist in Shechem, eight Hamas terrorists in Kalkilya, one Fatah and seven Hamas terrorists in Bethlehem and five Hamas terrorists in Hevron.
PA Arabs opened fire on IDF forces in Shechem and Jenin in several separate incidents overnight. There were no injuries reported in any of the attacks.
An IDF force spotted an infiltrator trying to enter Israel through the Egyptian border north of Mt. Harif overnight. The man was apprehended and handed over to security forces. Preliminary investigation found the man to be Sudanese.
IDF soldiers spotted two armed Islamic Jihad terrorists sneaking toward the Gaza security fence overnight. The force opened fire and wounded at least one of them. The incident occurred in central Gaza, just south of the Kissufim Crossing.