



Israeli troops shot a Palestinian suspect at the entrance to a military base near Nablus on Thursday, while commando troops destroyed an explosive-laden car in Jenin, amid the ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank.
The Palestinian suspect was shot by soldiers at the entrance to the Samaria Regional Brigade’s base near Nablus, the Israel Defense Forces said
He arrived at the entrance to the base in a vehicle, reportedly crashed into a fence, and tried to flee before being shot by the soldiers.
“The suspect was neutralized after moving suspiciously toward the forces,” theIDF said.
The condition of the man was not immediately clear, and the military’s comments provided no details about it. No soldiers were wounded in the incident.
Also Thursday, troops of the Egoz commando unit destroyed an explosive-laden car in the West Bank city of Jenin, the military said.
Footage published by the IDF showed a drone dropping a bomb on the parked car.
In addition, the IDF said that on Wednesday, troops of the Maglan commando unit killed three gunmen during an exchange of fire in the Nur Shams camp near Tulkarem. One soldier was moderately wounded in the incident.
The clashes came amid an offensive, dubbed Operation Iron Wall, that was launched on January 21 and that the military expects to last several more weeks.
Israeli forces have been operating in the Jenin, Tulkarem, and Tubas areas.
Troops have killed more than 60 Palestinian terror operatives and detained more than 210 amid the major ongoing counter-terrorism operation, the military said on Thursday.
The IDF has acknowledged mistakenly killing several civilians during the operation, including a toddler and a pregnant woman.