Israel Defense Forces ✔

IDF: Over the weekend, IDF soldiers, Israel Border Police, and the ISA operated throughout Judea and Samaria in approximately 40 areas and 400 locations as part of counterterrorism activities, focusing on areas identified with Hamas. As part of the activity, the forces apprehended approximately 40 suspects, including terrorists affiliated with the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations, as well as suspects involved in incitement, public disorder, and rock-hurling. In the Judea Brigade, forces are operating extensively at dozens of locations in Hebron and Halhul to thwart terrorism and have apprehended approximately 20 suspects. At the same time, IDF soldiers from the Etzion Brigade entered more than 70 locations across more than 10 areas as part of a brigade-level operation. During the activity, suspects involved in planting explosive devices and advancing terrorist activity were apprehended, including Hamas operatives. In the Samaria and Menashe brigades, IDF soldiers and Israel Border Police dismantled memorials commemorating terrorists who took part in terror attacks in which Israeli civilians were killed. In the Samaria Brigade, two suspects involved in a terror attack against Israeli civilians in the area of Burin were apprehended. A hunting rifle used by suspects in the area of Silat al-Dhahr was also located. Throughout the Benjamin Brigade, IDF soldiers operated in approximately 15 areas and apprehended terrorists affiliated with Hamas, terrorist operatives, and individuals involved in public disorder. In the Ephraim Brigade, forces apprehended several suspects, conducted dozens of questioning sessions, and searched for weapons. The security forces will continue to operate with determination to prevent the entrenchment of terrorism in the area and thwart any threat to Israeli civilians.