The suspect is a member of the Tanzim terror militias, which maintain close ties with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas's ruling Fatah faction.
(Aug. 27, 2025 / JNS) Israeli security forces have arrested a Fatah terrorist wanted for years in connection with a shooting in the South Hebron Hills, the Israel Police announced Wednesday.
Undercover officers of the police’s Gideonim unit (Unit 33), working in coordination with Israel Defense Forces troops and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), arrested the gunman inside a Hebron bank during a counter-terrorism raid in Judea, according to police.
“The unit’s fighters, in a tactical operation and with the help of special means, acted decisively and arrested him inside a bank branch before he could escape or harm them,” according to the statement.