IDF Plans Dozens of West Bank Arrests After 37-Year-Old Hamas Operative's Neveh Tzuf Attack
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Sep 20
IDF Plans Dozens of West Bank Arrests After 37-Year-Old Hamas Operative's Neveh Tzuf Attack
3 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Sep 20
Summary
Dozens of suspects are expected to be arrested across the West Bank, with the first operation centered on Biddu near Ramallah, the captured attacker's hometown.
Biddu will face a closure and investigations, and the suspect's home is being mapped for demolition as the military seeks anyone who assisted the assailant.
Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir called the Neveh Tzuf assault a severe terrorist attack and said the IDF's mission was not over despite the suspect's capture earlier Sunday.
Army Radio identified the attacker as a 37-year-old Hamas operative who allegedly visited the site on Saturday to prepare and is believed to have acted alone.
Hamas praised the assault as a legitimate response to Israeli actions at al-Aqsa Mosque but stopped short of directly claiming responsibility.