Two Senior Terror Operatives Arrested in Territories

(IDF) On Friday morning, during a joint operation to arrest wanted persons performed by the elite duvdevan unit and the ISA, Ahmed Muhammad Sanakara was killed. He was armed with a Kalashnikov rifle when the forces came to arrest him. Additionally, the force arrested four wanted operatives of the tanzim terror organization, who had been recently plotting a terror attack.

Sanakara, 21, was the most senior wanted operative in the Territories. As a member of the tanzim terror organization, he was responsible for dozens of IED and shooting attacks targeting IDF forces in Nablus. He acted as perpetrator and dispatcher, and prepared the explosive devices in various attacks. In November of 2005 he took part in the laying of an IED in the Balata refugee camp which lead to an IDF officer being injured.

Also last week, Walid Abid, the head of the Islamic Jihad terror organization in northern Samaria was killed during an engagement with IDF forces in a joint operation with the ISA.

“Your actions, today, and last week bring security and quiet to the citizens of Israel,” said the commander of the Judea and samaria division, brigadier general noam tibon to his soldiers when the operation concluded. “The two wanted men who were killed this week were senior in their organizations and they have been on the wanted list of the IDF for a number of years and are responsible for many devastating attacks. Thanks to you we have neutralized parts of the terror infrastructure that is using any way they can to execute terror attacks in Israel.”