Three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli security forces in the occupied West Bank on Sunday as they prepared to carry out an attack, according to statements by the army, the police and the Shin Bet, the Israeli internal security service. The exact circumstances were not specified. This event takes place against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in the region.
“A terrorist cell from the Jenin refugee camp has been identified in a car on its way to carry out an attack,” they said in a joint statement, adding that the cell leader and two other members were killed by the forces. security in the vicinity of Jenin, in the northern West Bank.
The army identified the cell leader as Nayef Abu Zweit, 26, described as a “military activist” in the Jenin refugee camp, per the statement.
He had been involved in the past in “armed operations against our security forces following the directives of terrorists in the Gaza Strip,” the statement said.