The Israeli military said troops Sunday opened fire on a car believed to be traveling with two brothers of Ra’ad Hazem, the terrorist who killed three Israelis in downtown Tel Aviv last week.
The Israel Defense Forces said “intelligence indicated that the terrorist’s two brothers were in one of the vehicles” seen near the home of a hazem in the village of Deir Ghazaleh.
The terrorist’s family has two houses in the area – one in the Jenin refugee camp and another in the nearby village.
The IDF said bullets hit the car, which was traveling in the Jenin area but ultimately fled the area. The army claimed soldiers aimed at the car’s tires, but footage showed shattered windows.
Fathi Hazem, the terrorist’s father, wrote on Facebook that his wife and younger son were driving together when soldiers shot at them.
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“The army attacked the vehicle directly, I moved the vehicle so they hit the side. They wanted to kill, not stop,” Hazem’s brother said in a video that circulated on Palestinian social media. He said he was in the car with his mother and 6-year-old brother.
#شاهد لحظة محاولة اغتيال في #جنين لشقيق منفذ عملية تل أبيب رعد حازم pic.twitter.com/zy9EX1lGHt
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#شاهد مركبة أطلقت قوات الاحتلال النار عليها في #جنين pic.twitter.com/bMslVhc9Mv
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The IDF said another suspect fired at the soldiers from a passing motorcycle during the operation. The soldiers responded with fire and beat the man, the military said.
The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health reported that one Palestinian was wounded in the pelvis by Israeli bullets during the incident.
Israeli security forces have attempted to arrest Ra’ad Hazem’s father and brother for their alleged involvement in the attack. Hazem’s father, Fathi, is a former security prisoner who previously served as an officer in the Palestinian Authority’s security services in Jenin. He has praised his son for the killings and declined an Israeli subpoena for questioning.
Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have escalated in recent weeks amid repeated terrorist attacks in Israeli cities that have left 14 dead. The army has stepped up its activities in the West Bank to stem the spiral of violence.
On Saturday night, soldiers raided Palestinian towns in the West Bank to curb violence and arrested 20 people. Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces during raids in Tulkarem, Jenin and Jericho, resulting in multiple injuries.
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