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In a photo released by the Israel Defense Forces on May 4, 2021, soldiers are seen in the West Bank as part of the manhunt for suspects in a drive-by shooting attack that left three Israelis wounded, (Israel Defense Forces)
Israeli security forces entered a West Bank village early Tuesday and made a number of arrests in connection with a Sunday drive-by shooting attack at a northern West Bank junction that left three Israelis wounded.
The detained Palestinians, who were arrested overnight for their suspected involvement in the terror attack, were taken for questioning.
Neither the Israel Defense Forces nor the Shin Bet security services specified how many suspects were detained.
Soldiers and medical personnel at the scene of a terror attack at Tapuah Junction in the West Bank, May 2, 2021. Photo: courtesy of United Hatzalah.
JNS.org – A branch of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction on Sunday called on Palestinians to delete security camera footage to thwart attempts by Israeli forces to apprehend those responsible for the drive-by shooting in Samaria earlier that day.
According to the non-profit Israeli research institute Palestinian Media Watch, in a post on its official Facebook page within hours of the attack, Fatah’s Nablus branch wrote: “Our lauded people, honored members of our people, we call on you to get rid of the contents that were stored in the [security] cameras of your homes or your businesses today, and not to transfer any media content among yourselves that the occupation [i.e., Israel] is spreading.”
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Security forces on Tuesday detained accomplices of the gunman who shot three Israelis at the Tapuach junction on Sunday from a moving vehicle. Yehuda Guetta, 19, from Jerusalem, is still in critical condition with a head wound and Benaya Peretz, 19, from Beit She’an is still seriously ill after taking a shot to his spine. The third victim was discharged from hospital.
The arrests were made in the Palestinian village of Aqraba, where the gray Hyundai van used in the attack and belonging to a local Hamas member, was sighted on Monday. The gunman is still at large. Photos of the van showed two bullet holes caused by the soldiers who shot at the escaping vehicle after the attack. Shortly after it was spotted, Israeli troops reached the scene. While clashing with the soldiers, the villagers managed to torch the vehicle.
May 3, 2021
Mahmoud Abbas’s party ordered Palestinians to erase security camera evidence after a drive-by shooting of three Israelis.
By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel
Senior Palestinian officials rushed to help the terrorist who shot and wounded three Israelis teenagers Sunday, telling Palestinians who live and work in the area of the attack to destroy any video evidence that might help Israel catch the perpetrator.
Shortly after the Palestinian terrorist shot and wounded three students at a bus stop in Samaria, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party posted a call on social media for Palestinians who were on the escape route driven by the terrorist to delete the video footage on their security cameras that might contain evidence.
The Israel Defense Forces’ Commanding Officer of the “Efraim” Regional Brigade, Col. Yiftach Norkin, the Commanding Officer of the “Judea” Regional Brigade, Col. Itamar Ben Haim, and troops from the scene of the pursuit after the assailant who committed the car-ramming attack, Feb. 6, 2020. Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
i24 News – Israeli security forces entered a West Bank village during a predawn operation Tuesday and arrested several Palestinians suspected of aiding Sunday’s drive-by shooting at Tapuah Junction that wounded three 19-year-old Israeli yeshiva students.
The suspects were taken in for questioning by the Shin Bet internal security service.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Shin Bet, and Yamam, the Israel Police’s counter-terrorism unit, were all involved in the operational activity to apprehend the suspects, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement.