Israeli Special Forces Arrest Islamic Jihad Operative Posing as Taxi Driver in Bethlehem
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Israeli undercover soldiers arrested an Islamic Jihad operative posing as a taxi driver in Bethlehem on Monday. The 48-year-old suspect was involved in rehabilitating terror infrastructure and transferring terror funds for the organization. The operation was a joint effort between the Shin Bet and the Etzion Brigade. The suspect was taken for further interrogation by the Shin Bet.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israeli undercover soldiers arrested an Islamic Jihad operative in Bethlehem on Monday.
- The operative worked as a taxi driver and was involved in terror infrastructure rehabilitation.
- He was also reportedly engaged in promoting the organization's external intentions and terror funding.
- The arrest was a joint operation by the Shin Bet and the Etzion Brigade.
- The suspect was transferred to the Shin Bet for further interrogation.
Israeli undercover "Gideonim" unit soldiers, operating as part of the Duvdevan Unit (33), apprehended an Islamic Jihad operative in Bethlehem on Monday. The suspect, who worked as a taxi driver, was arrested in a daylight operation conducted in cooperation with the Shin Bet security agency and the Etzion Brigade. The 48-year-old resident of Bethlehem was identified as a target due to his recent intensive involvement in rehabilitating Islamic Jihad's terror infrastructure in the area. He was also reportedly engaged in promoting the organization's "external intentions" and facilitating the transfer of terror funds. The operation followed close surveillance of the taxi the suspect was driving. Upon receiving the signal, a combined force of undercover and tactical soldiers intercepted the vehicle and extracted the suspect within seconds. He was transferred to the Shin Bet for further interrogation.
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