TPS: Terrorist Tried to Steal Weapon from Soldier in Binyamin, Killed by Troops
Israeli troops in Binyamin shot and killed a terrorist who tried to seize a soldier's weapon during an arrest operation in Ein Umm al-Ashrait.
Jerusalem, 15 September, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israeli troops shot and killed an assailant overnight Monday who attempted to seize a soldier’s weapon during a wanted-man arrest operation by the elite Duvdevan unit in the village of Ein Umm al-Ashrait, in the Binyamin region.
The assailant was the brother of the wanted individual the unit had come to arrest; he was declared dead en route to the hospital after troops opened fire. He was described as a terrorist who tried to grab a fighter’s weapon during the operation, with troops responding with fire and killing him; no Israeli casualties were reported.
The investigation and details of the underlying arrest operation remain limited as more information emerges.