IDF, Shin Bet and Border Police soldiers detained seven wanted Palestinians throughout Judea and Samaria on Saturday night. In a Samaria Brigade operation in Nablus, reserve fighters detained five wanted men, located and confiscated IEDs, a pistol, stun grenades, magazines and military equipment. In addition, they located and confiscated lathe parts for the manufacture of weapons. In the city of Yatta in the Judea Brigade, the fighters confiscated technological equipment used by the Hamas terrorist organization.
IDF, Shin Bet and Border Police fighters worked tonight to arrest 18 wanted Palestinians throughout Judea and Samaria (Archive) // IDF Spokesperson
In an operation carried out in the village of Bidya in Efraim, the fighters detained a wanted person, and after searching also located and confiscated an Uzi rifle, a pistol, magazines, weapon parts and military equipment. In an operation in the village of Sabah al-Khir, a wanted man was detained and magazines, ammunition and military equipment were found.
During the activity in the village, shots were fired and an IED was thrown at the force. In the village of al-Birah, reservists sealed a printing press that printed incitement materials, where they located and confiscated an airsoft pistol. During the activity, suspects threw an IED and paint bottles and threw stones at the forces, who responded with crowd control measures.
Weapons and military equipment confiscated during an operation in Nablus to arrest wanted persons, photo: IDF Spokesperson
The wanted persons who were arrested were transferred for further interrogation by the security forces, and our forces suffered no casualties.
So far, since the beginning of the war, about 2,100 wanted Palestinians have been detained throughout the Judea and Samaria Division and the Jordan Valley Brigade, about 1,100 of whom belong to the Hamas terrorist organization
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