Terrorist attack foiled in Gush Etzion
Terrorist sets fire near Migdal Oz, waits for security forces to come to extinguish it to ambush them with gun, explosive.
An Arab terrorist was arrested Monday evening in the Migdal Oz settlement in Gush Etzion after he planned to carry out an attack against IDF forces.
The terrorist threw a Molotov Cocktail near the settlement, set a fire and hid in the bushes with a gun and an improvised explosive device in order to carry out an attack against the forces that were called to extinguish the fire.
Channel 12 News reported that when the forces arrived at the scene of the fire, they identified a suspicious person hiding in the bushes. Defense forces arrested him and seized his gun and an improvised explosive device.
On Friday night Security forces arrested two Arabs who were carrying multiple Molotov Cocktails with the intent of throwing them at the community of Migdal Oz.