Ibrahim Nablusi, the leader of an Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade cell in Nablus has risen to the level of a local icon. Palestinian propaganda aside, the real issue is that the IDF has for the past two years trusted PA security forces to keep terrorism in northern Samaria in check.
"He managed to escape twice from the IDF, but he definitely will be killed," Yoni Ben-Menachem, a senior researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA), said, adding that the reason is that Nabulsi is not the type to surrender.
"Four of his cell have already been killed. There are a few more, including some young juveniles, 13- to 14-year-olds," he said, explaining that the youth are being mentored to become the next generation of terrorists.
Source: Israel Hayom