Tensions escalated in occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank this evening, Sunday, resulting in the death of two martyrs, as the Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of Rummana, west of Jenin, from several axes, and deployed military vehicles, including those designated to transport detainees, in the vicinity of my house The families of Subhi Sbeihat and Asaad Al-Rifai, accused of carrying out the Elad operation, which killed 3 Israelis and wounded 4 others.
And the occupation forces announced that their forces stormed the village of Rummana and conducted an engineering survey of the homes of the families of the two Palestinians accused of carrying out Operation Elad in preparation for their demolition.
The occupation forces entered suddenly from the nearby Israeli "Salem camp" and surrounded the houses of the accused. They also deployed snipers on the roofs of a number of nearby residential buildings. As soon as they entered, the youths started throwing stones at the military vehicles.
Palestinian media have published pictures of the deployment of the Israeli occupation forces, in the village of Rummana, west of Jenin.
And the Palestinian news agency "Wafa" reported that more than 50 military vehicles of the occupation stormed the village today, and deployed their snipers on the roofs of houses, before they raided the homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out Operation El-Ad.
She stated that many citizens suffered from suffocation during the confrontations with the occupation forces, who fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas, which led to many cases of suffocation.
Local sources: "Part of the occupation forces' storming of the homes of the perpetrators of the Elad operation in the village of Rummana, Jenin district."
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Inquiry details
Al-Jazeera correspondent Guevara Al-Budairi said that the occupation soldiers withdrew from the area, and no one knows when the two houses will be detonated, amid a wide gathering and solidarity of the people with the two families.
She added, quoting sources from the two families, that the interrogation with them was very harsh and humiliating, and that the father of Subhi Al-Sabihat, said that one of the Israeli officers who interrogated them threw the knife in front of Subhi Sbeihat’s father, and told him, “This is your role, if you want to carry out an operation as your son did.”
The father confirmed - according to the reporter - that the family was threatened, against the background of her speaking to the media, and that everyone was placed in a room, and Sobhi's belongings were confiscated, and the investigation also included questioning the family about the path of their son since he was a child until today.
She added that the interrogation with the family lasted for 4 continuous hours by several officers and Israeli intelligence services.
She stated that the same thing happened with the family of Asaad Al-Rifai, where the father's face was leaned against the wall, and he was subjected to continuous insults by the Israeli officers, who also interrogated the family about the path of the attacker.
The arrest of the perpetrators
The Israeli government spokesman confirmed today the arrest of the perpetrators of the operation, and the Israeli security sources said that they were found in a bush near the city.
The Israeli security authorities suspected that two young men from the village of Rummana, west of Jenin governorate, working in El-Ad, were the perpetrators of the attack, which left 3 dead and 4 wounded.
Israeli Minister of Internal Security, Omer Bar-Lev, said that an elite he described as one of the best Israeli forces from the police, army and general intelligence worked jointly until they were arrested.
The Israeli Minister of Internal Security stressed that Israel will continue to hunt down anyone who tries to cause harm to Israel in every place and time.
The Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army also stressed the importance of security work to enhance security and a sense of security for the citizens of the State of Israel.
For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett vowed to punish anyone who "incites terrorism against Israel."
At the weekly cabinet meeting, Bennett said that arresting the perpetrators of the Elad operation was not enough in itself, and added that he had instructed plans to establish a national guard and enhance the security of the citizens of Israel.
return process
The two perpetrators of the Elad attack - residents of the West Bank - managed to flee the scene after carrying out the attack, before the occupation forces found them this morning, Sunday, in a forest near the town of Elad, while the Palestinian resistance factions said that the Elad operation revealed the fragility of the security system. Israel, and the arrest will not stop the resistance.
Walid Al-Omari, the director of Al-Jazeera office in Jerusalem, said that the two Palestinians were arrested 500 meters from the town of Elad near an area called Nahshonim (which is the Palestinian village of Majdal Sadiq stricken since 1948). Then they were taken to an interrogation center of the General Security Service and the police.
The Israeli security authorities suspected that two workers from the village of Rummana, west of Jenin (in the northern West Bank) working on a construction project in Elad were the ones who carried out the attack. From the police, the army, and the Shin Bet.
Palestinian reactions
On the other hand, the spokesman of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Hazem Qassem, described the perpetrators of the El-Ad operation as "the brave ones who exposed the fragility of the Zionist security system." ', but his failure is clear and his generals have acknowledged it.
Shallah added that the arrest of the perpetrators of the operation would not prevent the Palestinians from carrying out their duty to confront the occupation.
In a related context, the Palestinian Prisoners Club held the occupation authorities responsible for the fate and safety of the two detainees accused of Operation El-Ad, Asaad Al-Rifai and Subhi Al-Sabihat.
The club added - in a statement posted on its Facebook page - that there are "great fears that they will be subjected to torture and abuse inside the interrogation centres, which constitute the most prominent systematic policies used by the occupation authorities against detainees."
Two martyrs in the West Bank and Jerusalem
On the other hand, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of Mahmoud Sami Khalil Aram, after the occupation shot him near the Jbara checkpoint, south of Tulkarm in the West Bank.
The occupation army had announced earlier that it had spotted a Palestinian who tried to cross the security fence near the Jubara military checkpoint and fired at him, wounding him and later transferring him to an Israeli hospital before the Palestinian authorities reported his death.
Local sources: "The first moments of shooting at a young man in the Bab al-Amoud area in Jerusalem."
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In another development, the occupation forces shot a Palestinian young man in the Bab al-Amoud area in occupied Jerusalem, for allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack.
The Israeli police said that the security forces shot a Palestinian who tried to stab a police officer and managed to neutralize him.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported the killing of a Palestinian youth in the Bab al-Amoud area of Jerusalem, following a stabbing attack on an Israeli policeman.