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On Wednesday night, a large-scale brigade operation was held in the village of Kutzra, in the area of ​​the Shomron Regional Brigade, in cooperation with IDF forces, Israel Police, the Border Police and the Civil Administration.

In the operation, 20 wanted persons were arrested on suspicion of attacking hikers near the village last Thursday and participating in the violent riots that took place in recent days in the village and outside it, in which rocks were thrown at civilians and IDF forces.

Detainees were also arrested for incitement to terrorist activity. All the suspects were transferred to the Israel Police. In addition, IDF forces located the personal belongings taken from the hikers.

In a bizarre twist, while the two fathers who escorted the bar mitzvah aged hikers saved the youths when one fired his gun, killing one attacker, he may face charges of negligent homicide for his actions.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo Credit: IDF spokesman unit)