The two alleged gunmen were arrested Saturday night in the nearby town of Qarawat Bani Hassan. Both weapons used in the attack were also seized during the arrest, the Shin Bet security service said. The couple, who were arrested at home and allegedly surrendered without a fight, were taken for further questioning. The arrest operation was carried out by the Yamam police unit, Israeli Defense Forces troops and Shin Bet officers. Get the Times of Israel Daily E-mail and never miss our top stories By registering, you agree to the terms Palestinian media reported the two as Sameeh Assi and Yahya Marei, both in their 20s. #Photos of the occupation understand the two young men, Samih Assi and Yahya Marei from the town of Qarawa Bani Hassan, west of Salfit pic.twitter.com/p8g2SL1dPs – Newpress | New Press (@NewpressPs) April 30, 2022 In the attack on Friday night, the 23-year-old guard – who was named Vyacheslav Golef on Saturday night – used his body to shield his fiancée and save her life. Golf, a 23-year-old former student at Ariel University, survived his parents and seven siblings in Beit Shemesh, and his fiancée, who was also on guard duty but was not injured in the attack. Israeli security personnel at the scene of the shooting attack, at the entrance of Ariel, in the West Bank, on April 30, 2022. Introduction: Vyacheslav Golev. (Flash90; Courtesy) Footage showed a blue Suzuki vehicle driving up to an outpost, where a gunman in the passenger seat opened fire. The gunman and the driver then went out and both shot at the garrison before leaving. The guard was shot and doctors from the Magen David Adom ambulance service confirmed his death at the scene. Gunmen open fire on an outpost at Ariel’s West Bank entrance on April 29, 2022. (Video clip) The gunmen apparently used improvised Carlo submachine guns, according to an image released by police on Saturday. Weapons confiscated by officers on April 30, 2022 in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, after being used in a deadly shooting attack near Ariel in the West Bank the night before. (Israeli Police) Security forces cordoned off the streets as large numbers of police and soldiers launched a massive manhunt to locate the gunmen. The IDF said special forces were involved in the investigation. Earlier on Saturday, Palestinian media outlets reported that a burnt vehicle had been found in an open area west of Ariel and could be the car used by the terrorists. The car was later allegedly confiscated by Israeli troops. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a rally of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a coalition of armed groups affiliated with the ruling Palestinian Authority Fatah party. “We take responsibility for the heroic operation in Ariel that resulted in the death of a Zionist officer. “All this activity is a response to the Israeli aggression in Jerusalem,” a masked man said in a video posted on social media. The terrorist group was also behind the deadly attack in Bnei Brack last month. The Hamas terrorist group praised the shooting, saying it was a “heroic operation” and a “natural response to the crimes of the occupation and its settlers.” The Gaza-based terrorist group said it would not be the last attack. Photo of the terrorist vehicle distributed at the manhunt. Blue Suzuki. Two terrorists. Probably armed with a Carlo rifle. Yellow license plate. pic.twitter.com/FjxMcgqaZ5 – Or Heller Or Heller (@OrHeller) April 29, 2022 Ariel, a city of more than 20,000, and other settlements in the area issued a lockout order for fear that gunmen might attack again shortly after the attack. On Saturday, authorities set up concrete barricades next to the garrison where the attack took place. The barriers are to protect the security guards while they operate outside the outpost itself. Broken guard window targeted by gunfire at Ariel’s West Bank entrance on April 30, 2022 (Flash90) As Shabbat ended on Saturday night, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gave his first response to the attack, expressing his condolences to the guard’s family and stressing how he protected his girlfriend. “There is no terrorist with whom we will not reach and settle,” said the prime minister. “Our war on terror is long.” Defense Secretary Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid also praised Israeli security forces for the arrests. “The state of Israel is always defeating terror and will do whatever it takes to defeat it now,” Gandz said. The attack comes as tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have risen sharply in recent weeks amid repeated terrorist attacks in Israeli cities that have left 14 dead. The escalation came in the middle of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – often a time of high tension in Israel and the West Bank. 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