Documentation from the helmet cameras of the Border Guard's IMM fighters who acted under the direction of the Shin Bet to thwart wanted men in the Kasbah of Nablus.
February 2023 (Israel Police spokeswoman)
In the early hours of the morning, the Shin Bet's golden information arrived about a hiding place in an apartment in the heart of the Kasbah of Nablus, where three Gov Aryot operatives, including one of the killers of the fighter Ido Baruch, were arrested. This, after two of those involved in the attack were arrested last week. which has been compiled by an intelligence officer of the Shin Bet since the attack, as part of which dozens of pieces of information were collected that built the puzzle, which was completed this morning (Wednesday) and in building the full picture. According to the
information received, the terrorists carefully chose an apartment that would be very difficult for the fighters to access. K mobilized the soldiers of the IMM and the operational unit of the service to the task and a rapid organization began to surround the building in broad daylight while the markets in Nablus were crowded and the roads were busy. Golani patrol forces were on the roofs of the houses and on the roads, to prevent rioters and armed men from reaching the hiding place during the activity.
The funeral of one of the terrorists killed in action.
Today (photo: Reuters)
After the preparations for the entry were completed, one of the armed terrorists tried to escape from the apartment and was hit by the first forces that arrived at the scene.
After that, the rest of the gunmen opened massive fire and refused to surrender themselves.
One of them even managed to upload a post on Facebook, calling for more terrorists to come to the place to help fight against the security forces.
"The fighters fought within a few meters of the terrorists in the apartment and those who tried to reach it," said a security official.
"It was really a battlefield, a large scale of shooting. What is important is that we closed in on the terrorists - there are no cities of refuge in Judea and Samaria."
For hours, IDF and Shin Bet fighters waged a stubborn battle against the shooting in the area and launched rockets at the building until it collapsed.
During the activity, armed men tried to sneak into the location of the first fighters, but they were shot by snipers.
Finally, the IDF soldiers advanced to the collapsed apartment and checked closely whether the wanted terrorists were under the rubble. Only after the circuit was closed and intelligence checked that it was indeed the three targets, for which they had entered, the rescue operation began under the command of the Samaria Brigade Col. Shimon Siso. A senior military
official He said that during the operation, armed squads mounted on motorcycles and vehicles tried to shoot at the security forces, and therefore the number of casualties on the Palestinian side is high - 10 dead, including a 72-year-old elderly man, and more than 40 wounded. An inspection carried out in the field revealed that one of the terrorists who were killed was Walid Dahil , a terrorist who was part of the wanted persons agreement, violated it and returned to terrorist activity. Before the incident this morning, the security forces called on the Palestinian security mechanisms to deal with him and restrain him,
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