Fighters from the Yoav unit in the Southern District arrested armed individuals who tried to escape in the town of Ar’arat an-Naqab. According to the indictment, one of the suspects aimed a weapon at one of the fighters.

Yoav unit fighters arrested armed suspects in Ar'arat an-Naqab after one aimed a weapon; police fired at the vehicle to neutralize the threat.

In light of the immediate danger to the lives of the force and road users, the fighters responded by firing at the suspects’ vehicle, and subsequently acted to arrest them and seize the weapons.