Israel Police on Friday released dramatic bodycam footage showing a special operations Border Police team engaging armed terrorists in the casbah of the Old City of Nablus during a counterterrorism raid on Thursday.
According to police, the elite unit had entered the densely packed alleyways of the Nablus casbah to arrest wanted terror suspects when they encountered an armed man reportedly involved in recent attacks and the planning of future operations.
Security forces clash with terrorists in Nablus, West Bank
(Video: Israel Police )
The suspect was shot after being identified as posing a threat to the force. Police said they recovered a weapon, ammunition and a sum of cash from the scene. A second suspect was arrested during the operation.
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In a separate incident, IDF and police units arrested another terror suspect in the West Bank village of Tammun. The man was allegedly producing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) intended for a mass-casualty attack, according to a joint security statement.
Troops surrounded his home and, following an exchange of fire, arrested both the suspect and an additional individual present at the scene. No Israeli casualties were reported in either operation.