IDF forces arrested six wanted terrorists in Judea and Samaria overnight. Three Islamic Jihad terrorists were apprehended in the village of Yabed, west of Jenin, one in Zabada, south of Jenin and one in Kibiyeh, northwest of Ramallah. A member of the PFLP was arrested in Shechem as well. The men were handed over to security forces for investigation.
Two explosive devices were detonated near IDF forces operating in Shechem. The soldiers were also simultaneously and subsequently targeted by gunfire. No injuries were reported. IDF soldiers operating in Jenin were also targeted by gunfire. No injuries were reported, but IDF vehicles were damaged.
Israel’s Air Force carried out a strike overnight on an Al-Aksa Brigades terrorist’s home in which a large amount of weapons were stored. Residents were warned to leave the building shortly before the strike.
The kidnappers and murderers of Itamar resident Eliyahu Asheri, members of the Al Aksa Brigades, were indicted on Thursday for the June 27th murder. Bassam Katia, Hamze Taktouk and Hisham Kamangji were each charged with manslaughter at the Judea Military court.
Asheri was kidnapped from the Ofra hitch-hiking stand and murdered by terrorists two days after the Hamas abduction of Corporal Shalit in a fatal terrorist attack near the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel, Egypt and Gaza. The kidnappers said they were forced to tie him up after he fought back against them fiercely.