Counterterrorism Unit captures man suspected of carrying out shooting attack and planning further attacks in Tulkarm.
Israel International News, April 13, 2022: A Palestinian Arab man suspected of involvement in a shooting attack and planning other attacks was injured today (Wednesday) by gunfire from a National Counterterrorism Unit force near the university in Tulkarm when he tried to escape arrest.
Dozens of Arabs rioted near the site. The soldiers identified an armed man in the crowd and fired at him, he was wounded and taken to the hospital. There are no wounded among the Israeli troops.
IDF and Israeli security forces conducted counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria overnight Tuesday and on Wednesday morning. During the operations, one IDF soldier was lightly injured and a total of 15 terror suspects were apprehended, including three Hamas operatives in Qalqilya.