Saleh Amar Saleh Karkoor, age 26, a senior terror operative was killed this morning during a joint IDF, ISA and Border Police arrest operation in Seida, southwest of Jenin. Border Police special forces and the Nachal Brigade Patrol Battalion surrounded the building where Karkoor was hiding and called, multiple times, for him to evacuate the building. After no response was given, the forces resorted to using various means to prompt him to exit the building. During the operation fire was opened towards the forces and explosive devices were activated against them. The forces returned fire and identified hitting Karkoor.

One AK-47 Assault Rifle, a number of explosive devices and a number of ammunition clips were uncovered on his person. The weapons were detonated in a controlled manner by sappers.

Karkoor has been extremely active in the Islamic Jihad terror organization since the 1990s. On January 25, 2002, Karkoor was arrested following a suicide bombing in Tel- Aviv in which 23 civilians were injured. He confessed to having accommodated the two bombers at his house, to his involvement in terror activity and the recruiting of suicide bombers.

During the past weeks he was involved in planning suicide bombings along with other Islamic Jihad operatives.

(YWN)