Israeli Shin Bet officers arrested on Sunday Palestinian men suspected of planning to carry out anti-occupation attacks on behalf of Hamas along with other alleged members of the resistance group as part of a West Bank-wide crackdown.
A Hebrew-speaking radio said Shin Bet lifted a gag order on data disclosing the abduction of several Hamas affiliates over recent weeks.
The detained groups are suspected of throwing Molotov Cocktails on Israeli military patrols and planting explosive devices in Har Adar and Ma’ale Hahamisha illegal outposts and in northwestern Occupied Jerusalem.
Shin Bet further alleged that the apprehended groups opened fire at Har Adar settlement a couple of years ago and admitted having carried out anti-occupation attacks.
Two young men — Muhammad Azi 20 from Jama’in in southern Nablus and Noor Aldin Jit 22 from al-Khalil — allegedly planned to plant explosives and to carry out anti-occupation shootings.
The Israeli forces also arrested several students affiliated with Hamas from Birzeit University in the West Bank.
Several Palestinian activists have carried out anti-occupation attacks since early October 2015 in response to Israeli terrorism and aggressions against Palestinian civilians and holy sites most notably al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam.
