Terrorist shoots two security officers at Gush Etzion junction

Two Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) officers were wounded in a shooting attack near Gush Etzion junction on Tuesday afternoon, the agency reported. One of the victims was in serious but stable condition, while the other was lightly wounded, according to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

The terrorist, Ziad Khomeran, 30, of Jenin, was shot at the scene, the Shin Bet said. The two officers were operating in the area when they were attacked.

Gush Etzion Regional Council head Yaron Rosenthal said: “The campaign we are in is a campaign of the Zionist movement against the Arab enemy that is being waged in all parts of the country. We have been in Gush Etzion, a front-line post of the State of Israel, for nearly a century. Our grip on this good mountain will continue to deepen. This is our true answer to murderous terrorism.”

IDF arrests nine suspects throughout the West Bank overnight

The IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police operated throughout the West Bank on Monday night and apprehended nine terrorists in Nablus, Hebron, Azun, near Nablus; Al-Masara, near Bethlehem; and the Binyamin region.

In the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, Israeli forces located and destroyed explosive devices that were placed on a road in the area.

Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, about 3,500 suspects have been apprehended throughout the West Bank, including more than 1,500 who were affiliated with Hamas.