There were no injuries to Israeli forces.
IDF soldiers shot and killed two wanted Fatah terrorists in Shechem (Nablus) early Thursday. Three others were arrested. Golani Brigade troops spotted the armed men about three hours before dawn in the area of the casbah (open-air market) in Shechem, where counterterror operations were underway, prompting the soldiers to open fire at them. At the scene of the confrontation, IDF forces uncovered a hidden enemy explosives laboratory. Among the equipment confiscated was a five-kilogram device that was ready for deployment and detonation.
The killed and captured terrorists are from the Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades of the Fatah organization, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Earlier, on Wednesday night, a joint operation of the IDF and the General Security Services (Shabak) in Shechem led to the capture of Nasser Jubara, a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist. Jubara, 26, was involved in attacks on IDF soldiers and in the planning of suicide bombing attacks on Israeli civilian centers. Among his recent activities for the terrorist group was the production of explosives for use in bombings.
Jubara was found to be hiding in the Shechem casbah with several other wanted men, also senior members of the local terrorist infrastructure.
Jubara's wife was wounded in the IDF operation when soldiers broke down a door in order arrest her husband. The injured woman was treated on the scene by IDF medics and then transported by helicopter for treatment at an Israeli hospital.
The IDF Spokesman's Office reported that Jubara spent four years in jail for his involvement in attacks in the area of Shechem, where he resides. Upon his release, in February of last year, Jubara immediately returned to his Jihad activities. He quickly reestablished contact with the Islamic Jihad leadership in Syria. The Shechem-area network of the Islamic Jihad, of which Jubara was a senior leader, is directed and funded by the Damascus-based arm of the organization.
The network in Shechem is still making unrelenting attempts to strike Israeli targets in the Shechem region and in major Jewish population centers.
In IDF operations during the night Tuesday through Wednesday morning, 21 wanted terrorists were captured throughout Judea and Samaria. Among the arrested men were four members of Fatah's Tanzim militia. In two additional incidents, Border Guard and IDF forces operating checkpoints near Shechem and Ramallah captured suspects who were carrying weapons on their persons.
IDF soldiers shot and killed two wanted Fatah terrorists in Shechem (Nablus) early Thursday. Three others were arrested. Golani Brigade troops spotted the armed men about three hours before dawn in the area of the casbah (open-air market) in Shechem, where counterterror operations were underway, prompting the soldiers to open fire at them. At the scene of the confrontation, IDF forces uncovered a hidden enemy explosives laboratory. Among the equipment confiscated was a five-kilogram device that was ready for deployment and detonation.
The killed and captured terrorists are from the Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades of the Fatah organization, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Earlier, on Wednesday night, a joint operation of the IDF and the General Security Services (Shabak) in Shechem led to the capture of Nasser Jubara, a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist. Jubara, 26, was involved in attacks on IDF soldiers and in the planning of suicide bombing attacks on Israeli civilian centers. Among his recent activities for the terrorist group was the production of explosives for use in bombings.
Jubara was found to be hiding in the Shechem casbah with several other wanted men, also senior members of the local terrorist infrastructure.
Jubara's wife was wounded in the IDF operation when soldiers broke down a door in order arrest her husband. The injured woman was treated on the scene by IDF medics and then transported by helicopter for treatment at an Israeli hospital.
The IDF Spokesman's Office reported that Jubara spent four years in jail for his involvement in attacks in the area of Shechem, where he resides. Upon his release, in February of last year, Jubara immediately returned to his Jihad activities. He quickly reestablished contact with the Islamic Jihad leadership in Syria. The Shechem-area network of the Islamic Jihad, of which Jubara was a senior leader, is directed and funded by the Damascus-based arm of the organization.
The network in Shechem is still making unrelenting attempts to strike Israeli targets in the Shechem region and in major Jewish population centers.
In IDF operations during the night Tuesday through Wednesday morning, 21 wanted terrorists were captured throughout Judea and Samaria. Among the arrested men were four members of Fatah's Tanzim militia. In two additional incidents, Border Guard and IDF forces operating checkpoints near Shechem and Ramallah captured suspects who were carrying weapons on their persons.