IDF troops arrested two Palestinian terror suspects on Tuesday after an hours-long siege on a home near the city of Nablus in the West Bank.
The force entered the village of Rujeib in the morning hours to apprehend two men alleged to have been involved in recent shooting attacks.
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Palestinians clash with troops in the West Bank village of Rujeib during a raid to arrest terror suspects on Tuesday
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According to the military, terrorists exchanged fire with the soldiers, who responded by firing an anti-tank missile. The troops were unhurt, the military said.
One Palestinian was wounded in the exchange of fire.
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Palestinian terror suspects surrender to troops after hours-long siege in Rujeib, near Nablus on Tuesday
The father of one of the wanted Palestinians who were hold-up in the surrounded building, arrived at the scene to urge his son to turn himself in. The father's plea was eventually answered, and the men surrendered.
The IDF said the two were suspected of carrying out shootings in the West Bank, including one incident last Friday when a settlement security vehicle came under attack. No injuries were reported at the time and security forces began a search after the perpetrators.
In the searches carried out by the IDF soldiers after the two wanted men left the house, an M-16 rifle, a pistol, ammunition, pipe bombs and grenades were seized. "Information from the Shin Bet led the soldiers to the building where the two wanted men were barricaded," said the IDF Spokesperson's Unit in a statement.
In a separate incident late on Sunday, two Palestinian terrorists opened fire at IDF positions in two separate locations. The troops returned fire and launched searches of the area. No injuries to troops were reported in those incidents.
Earlier on Tuesday, terrorists opened fire on a group of ultra-Orthodox men who entered the West Bank city without authorization, attempting to reach the Joseph's Tomb shrine in Nablus.
After two members of the group were injured, one of them seriously, they appealed to the IDF for help in extracting them from the scene, after their vehicle was set on fire by rioters.