The Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday morning that the large-scale joint security sweep in the village of Mukhmas in the Binyamin region of Judea and Samaria has concluded after all civilians were located. The military said the concern of a security incident has been ruled out.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed at 08:46 Jerusalem that the large-scale joint security sweep in the village of Mukhmas has ended, with all civilians located and the concern of a security incident ruled out. The announcement came nearly five hours after the initial alert, after a series of rapid developments that unfolded overnight and into the morning.
As The Zioneer reported at 07:35 and 08:12, the incident began around 04:00 when a smashed Israeli vehicle was found in the Palestinian village, prompting a kidnapping alert. Security forces lifted that alert at 07:34 after the vehicle's occupants were located safe, but the sweep continued to verify no one else remained. The earlier reports documented that a group of Breslov Hasidim had fled a police chase into the village, their vehicle overturned, and one passenger reported an assault. The IDF established contact with the group at 07:34, and all were reported safe.
The military's confirmation at 08:46 that the sweep is complete and no security incident occurred marks the formal conclusion of the operation. The event, which involved IDF, police, and other security agencies, triggered a large mobilization in the Binyamin region but ended without arrests or casualties.
No further details are outstanding; the incident is fully resolved according to the IDF, with all individuals accounted for and no threat identified.
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