Israeli troops guard, at the scene of a shooting, near Hebron, in the West Bank, August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

i24 News — Israeli forces arrested Al-Aqsa Brigades terrorist Muhammad Nangiyeh after entering the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank on Wednesday morning.

This is the second time in a week that Israeli troops operated in Jenin this week, after a marked pause following a major operation at the start of July.

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Soldiers were spotted surrounding the house of wanted terrorist Muhammad Nangiyeh, before arresting him without any resistance. During the arrest, exchanges of fire took place between Israeli soldiers and armed Palestinians.

Muhammad Nangiyeh is a member of the Al-Aqsa Brigades terrorist organization, Palestinian media reported.

In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the arrest of the terrorist.

“A short while ago, during joint counter-terrorism activity following precise ISA and IDF intelligence, Israel Border Police, IDF, and ISA forces apprehended Muhammad Nanghiyeh, from the Jenin Camp, and a Tanzim operative who assisted in the carrying out of a number of shooting attacks recently in Judea and Samaria.”

Following the arrest, Palestinian reports stated that the Israeli army withdrew its forces from Jenin.