Nablus – On the same street, just a few meters from the site of an armed attack by a Palestinian that killed two settlers in the town of Huwwara, south of Nablus, on February 26, Palestinian Laith Nassar seriously injured a settler on Sunday afternoon after firing more than 20 bullets at close range towards his car.

At what is known as "Einbous Roundabout" in the middle of Huwwara Street, yesterday's attack was carried out, where the assailant fired from zero distance towards the settler's vehicle, directly hitting him in the head and upper areas of his body, while his wife, who was with him, was terrified.

In his version of Al Jazeera Net, the town's son Abdul Rahman Dmeidi, quoting eyewitnesses who were at the scene, says that Nassar advanced towards the settler's vehicle and fired and withdrew after throwing his gun to the ground while "bleeding blood, as he looked like he was injured."

Dmaidi explained that the outlet ran more than 200 meters towards the inner neighborhoods of Huwara, and reached an uninhabited house, while the occupation army deployed in more than one axis and began to storm the lanes and alleys in search of him, to find him shortly after and arrest him while he was covered in his blood and lying on the ground.

Summons and interrogation with his family

In the first moments after the arrest of the perpetrator, Laith Nassar, an Israeli intelligence officer quickly called his father and summoned him for interrogation at a nearby military post, threatening him that if he did not come, he would storm the village and arrest him from his home.

The occupation officer also summoned Laith's mother and younger brother, held them for more than an hour and interrogated each one individually before releasing them.

His uncle, Mashhour Nassar, says that the interrogation of his brother and his family revolved around Laith in a factor, behavior and behavior, and the Israeli officer told Laith's father that his son had a bullet wound to his shoulder and a broken hand and that his condition was stable. "He linked any changes to the family and their home, such as demolition or lack thereof, to developments in the condition of the injured settler in the operation."

Politically inactive

In the village of Madama, near Huwwara, south of Nablus, Laith Nadim Hafez Nassar was born to a simple family, where his father had worked "in agriculture and in the interior occupied in 1948" for more than 30 years.

Laith studied in the schools of the village that he left for work without completing his university studies, working on the land with his father, and then working in the construction sector until his arrest on Sunday.

Laith is the eldest brother of his brothers, and he has a younger brother and four other sisters. Three months ago, he performed Umrah, showing his religiosity and commitment to prayer more than before.

His uncle says to Al Jazeera Net that he attached to the mosque more, and devoted a large part of his time to advise young people and invite them to maintain their prayers.

Laith Nassar is not known in his village for his political or partisan activity (social media)

Within the village, Laith is not known for his political or partisan activity, and he was involved in resolving disputes. "With his personality, good morals and love among the people, Laith was a reformer among the people of his town," his uncle added.

Like other young Palestinians, Laith was affected by the daily killings carried out by Israeli soldiers and settlers, but his family had no intention of retaliating or committing a guerrilla act.

Until yesterday, his uncle adds, that his father saw him before he left work at dawn, "As for his mother, he ate lunch with her normally, and did not show any strange behavior, but was very normal as usual, and remained at home even an hour or a little more before the operation, and it seems that he left quietly to carry out his operation, which surprised the family."

Although Nassar's family has been subjected to many arrests and harassment by the Israeli occupation, Laith has never been arrested or summoned by the occupation and has not stormed his home, nor has any of his young family members been arrested, except his father, and that was in the first intifada in the eighties of the last century, and for only 7 months.

Close Huwara

Since yesterday evening, the town of Huwwara, especially its main street, has been turned into a military barracks, as the occupation army doubled its deployment in the place with more than 20 military vehicles and dozens of soldiers, and intensified its military measures at the military checkpoints surrounding the town and the city of Nablus in general.

The Israeli army informed the official Palestinian authorities of the closure of more than 400 shops located on the main street of Huwwara, until further notice. Schools in the village were also closed to prevent any friction with the army and settlers.

The town of Huwara witnessed the heaviest attacks by settlers, including the burning of dozens of cars and homes, after the first commando operation that the occupation accused Abdel Fattah Khrusha of carrying out, and chased him for days before his assassination in Jenin camp last week.

Yesterday, Rana Abu Haniyeh, head of the monitoring unit in the municipality of Huwwara, said that the village's homes and shops had not witnessed direct attacks in recent hours. She added to Al Jazeera Net, "Perhaps the winter weather conditions and the actions of the occupation army prevented any attack, but the people prepared for any confrontation with the settlers."

Military barracks and 'security failure'

Despite the arrest of the perpetrator, the second Huwara operation, according to analysts and observers of Israeli affairs, confirmed the failure of the security occupation, especially in a place that has become "a military barracks in the true sense of the occupation army," and reflected the ability of the Palestinian resistance to reach anywhere.

In addition, the Israeli political statements, unlike previous ones, were "accurate" after Sunday's operation, according to Yasser Manna, a specialist in Israeli affairs, contrary to those made by Israeli officials, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who supported the settlers' demands to erase the town of Huwara from existence.

Israeli military officials, including Yehud Fox, commander of the occupation army in the central West Bank, visited the site of the operation, where 15 military companies were called in to maintain security and prevent settler demonstrations. Manna said they were seeing traces of their erratic statements, such as those calling for "erasing dialogue".

Meanwhile, social media users praised the operation of the young Laith Nassar, who said that he "carried a share of his name." His attack came a few days after Israeli special forces assassinated four Palestinians, including resistance activists in the city of Jenin. Residents of Madama village celebrated the attacker and set off fireworks in front of his house.