During an Israeli army operation in Nablus on Tuesday, the IDF captured Palestinian terrorists who are believed to be responsible for a shooting attack earlier in August.
IDF forces surrounded the home of the two wanted men, Nabil Tzuelhi and Nahad Avis, who are suspected of being responsible for the shooting attack in the settlement Shavei Shomron on Friday, and following a long standoff they surrendered.
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Overnight Monday, Israelis came under fire in Nablus on their way to Josephs's Tomb, a flashpoint shrine in the city, where visits are usually coordinated with the military under tight security precautions. Several of the worshippers were injured. Some Jews believe the biblical Joseph is buried in the Nablus tomb, while Muslims say a sheikh is buried there. The army escorts Jewish worshippers to the site several times a year, in coordination with Palestinian security forces.
Israel has been conducting a counterterrorism operation in the area since the spate of attacks that killed 19 people in Israel in March .
As Israeli-Palestinian violence has flared this year, the site has again become a flashpoint. In April, some 100 Palestinians marched toward Joseph's Tomb and set it ablaze before they were dispersed by Palestinian security forces. Images on social media showed parts of the tomb inside the shrine smashed and charred.
Earlier this month, the Israeli military said forces escorting Jewish worshippers to the shrine came under fire and then shot back. An 18-year-old Palestinian man was killed in the violence.
"i24NEWS contributed to this report."
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