IDF captures Palestinian suspect in Yom Kippur raid

Israeli security forces arrested a Hamas-affiliated terrorist suspected of carrying out an attack on a Jewish school bus and a cab for special-needs pupils in the West Bank.

Salman Imran, 35, a Palestinian resident of Deir al-Hatab, was identified as an ex-prisoner connected to a group of Hamas terrorists planning attacks against Israelis.

The forces were met with gunfire from several directions as they entered the suspect’s village during a raid conducted on Yom Kippur.

In an audio message circulating on social media, Imran said he was engaged in a gunfight with Israeli soldiers and called on other men to assist him. IDF soldiers responded with gunfire, injuring several armed militants and killing one.

Following the exchange of gunfire, the suspect turned himself in and was detained by Israeli forces. He will be interrogated by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).

Imran’s attack early on Sunday began a day of violence near Nablus, in which Palestinians fired volleys of shots at a settler rally, lightly injuring an IDF soldier in the leg.

“These clashes are part of an escalation in our resistance in the West Bank, and is our people’s response to what is happening in the blessed al-Aqsa Mosque,” Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem told Reuters.

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