Ten terrorists planning to launch an attack against Israeli citizens were arrested in the city of Arrabe, near Jenin, on Monday morning, the IDF announced.
According to the IDF, the terror cell had been planning an attack against civilians in the northern West Bank before being apprehended by IDF soldiers and Border Police officers and transferred for questioning.
The operation involved soldiers from the IDF's Paratroopers Brigade and Duvdevan undercover counterterror commandos, who, alongside Border Police officers, raided ten separate locations simultaneously in order to capture the terrorists, who were affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group.
The soldiers and border police officers successfully located and arrested the ten terrorists in approximately 30 minutes, following an initial field interrogation.
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IDF cracks down on terrorism in West Bank region
Over the last two months, three separate operations have taken place to combat the terror threat in the region, guided by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).
Another recent operation took place in the West Bank city of Kabatiya, also near Jenin, where soldiers arrested five terrorists.
In the West Bank village of Aqaba, another IDF operation saw 10 terrorists arrested, and several weapons seized, including a rocket and an M-16 rifle.