WATCH: IDF officers arrest co-founder of Hamas, Hassan Yousef just before dawn

 

In the IDF released video, officers from the Artillery Corps Ra’am battalion, along with soldiers from the Binyamin territorial brigade, can be seen entering Yousef’s home & taking him into custody.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The Israel Defense Forces released a 67-second video clip showing soldiers arrest Hamas co-founder Hassan Yousef in the West Bank village of Beitunia before dawn on Tuesday.

Female IDF Capt. takes Hamas leader into custody - IDF Screenshot

Female IDF Capt. takes Hamas leader into custody – IDF Screenshot

In the video, troops from the Artillery Corps Ra’am battalion as well as units from the Binyamin territorial brigade are seen entering Yousef’s home and escorting him into custody.

The arrest was a joint IDF-Shin Bet operation. Yousef, 60, is involved in intensive activities aimed at inciting Palestinians to commit acts of terrorism, according to the army.

 

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