Molotov cocktail throwers thwarted
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Molotov throwers arrested along Highway 60
The IDF has thwarted a molotov cocktail attack on Highway 60, south of Bethlehem; the area is a well known spot for Molotov cocktail throwers; 10 other suspects were arrested throughout the West Bank on terror offenses.
The Nitzan Battalion of the IDF Field Intelligence Unit arrested several Palestinians as they were preparing to throw Molotov cocktails at cars next to Highway 60.
The suspects allegedly were planning to lob the Molotov cocktails over the security fence at the cars below.
IDF stops Molotov throwers (צילום: דובר צה"ל)
They were arrested outside the village of Khader, south of Bethlehem.
The IDF force, in green, approaching the suspects preparing to throw the Molotov cocktail (Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit) (צילום: דובר צה"ל)
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit put out a video showing the force identifying the primary suspect, while military lookouts alerted the force to two other suspects who were approaching the force. Those two suspects managed to run away and evade the force.
The spot is popular for Palestinians throwing Molotov cocktails at cars.
Weapons found in the brush around Highway 60 (Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit) (צילום: דובר צה"ל)
Meanwhile, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said that the IDF - in conjunction with the Shin Bet and the Israel Police – arrested 10 suspects in the West Bank overnight. Six of the suspects were arrested on suspicion of planning nationalistically motivated terror attacks, and for taking part in violent demonstrations against Israeli security forces.
The IDF arrested two members of Hamas in the Balata refugee camp outside Nablus, and arrested two more in the village of Askar refugee camp, also in Nablus.
