IDF arrests Ali Dandis on suspicion of killing soldiers in 2007 – Israel News

The IDF arrested Ali Dandis Bethlehem on Thursday, 17 years after two soldiers were killed while they were hiking in Nahal Telem, the military said.

In a joint operation led by the Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency), Yamama (Israel Police Special Counter-Terrorism Unit) and the IDF, Intelligence Collection Unit 636 arrested Ali Dandis for questioning.

He is suspected of involvement in the fatal attack on December 28, 2007, in Nahal Telem, in which two IDF soldiers, Ahikam Amihai and David Rubin, were killed while hiking.

Dandis is also suspected of involvement in a 2012 shooting attack that resulted in no casualties.

PALESTINIAN POLICE stand guard ahead of a visit by Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas to Jenin in July. The streets of PA cities are policed by Palestinian security forces, the writer points out. (Credit: RANEEN SAWAFTA/REUTERS)

Recurring arrests

Palestinian security forces have regularly arrested Dandis over the years for a number of reasons.

The Jerusalem Post reported at the time of the attack that the terrorists had surrendered to Palestinian security forces on the day of the attack.

Dandis was a Fatah member and worked in the Sharia courts in Hebron, while his accomplice Amar Taha was a member of the Palestinian Security Forces.