The IDF and Shin Bet killed six gunmen and arrested 29 more throughout the West Bank on Wednesday. Three of those arrested are affiliated with Hamas.
The six, among them four senior officers, were eliminated in an air strike directed by Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency). They had attacked civilians and IDF soldiers with explosives and gunfire.
One gunman wounded in the airstrike was captured and detained for further medical treatment and investigation.
Violence spreads to Dheisheh refugee camp
In the Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, many weapons and incendiary materials belonging to Hamas were confiscated in a joint IDF and Shin Bet operation. Nine arrests were made, and dozens of suspects interrogated.
During the operation, explosive charges and stones were thrown at Israeli forces, who responded with live fire. No casualties were reported.