Israeli Military Arrests Two Palestinians Suspected of Killing Border Guards
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Israeli forces have arrested two Palestinian suspects who killed border guards in the West Bank of the Jordan River, according to major foreign media reports on the 30th (local time).
In a statement released that day, the Israeli military announced that special forces, intelligence agencies, and police conducted intensive searches and apprehended two suspects in a Palestinian village northwest of Ariel. The two Palestinians are accused of shooting at a checkpoint in the Ariel settlement the previous day, killing an Israeli border guard.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stated on national television, "We will not evade any terrorist." Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said, "Today we have suppressed another act of terrorism," adding, "Israel will take all necessary measures to defeat terrorism."
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Recently, conflicts have escalated around the holy sites in East Jerusalem amid the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan and the Jewish holiday of Passover, which commemorates the Exodus.
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