Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces helped thwart an attack on the Israeli army in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, Israeli media reported on Sunday.
Hebrew-language news site Walla quoted PA officials in Hebron as saying that Palestinian security services “passed precise information” to Israel about an explosive device placed near an Israeli army military post in Hebron.
Ma’an News Agency also verified this, saying the device was found next to an army post in Hebron on Friday evening and was neutralized by Israeli police forces.
Israeli media: PA security forces helped thwart attack on Israeli army post in Hebronhttps://t.co/ZZBvvcIs6Y pic.twitter.com/wSIGNuoUA1
— Ma'an News Agency (@MaanNewsAgency) November 6, 2016
The Jerusalem Post added that the Palestinian source identified the alleged attacker as a resident of the northern West Bank city of Qalqiliya, leading to his detention before he could carry out the attack.
The Palestinian Authority has regularly come under fire by Palestinian political factions for its security coordination with Israeli authorities, which has allegedly included passing along intelligence regarding attacks against Israeli targets, and adopting a “revolving door policy” funneling Palestinians from PA jails into Israeli prisons.
(MEMO, PC)
