The IDF Spokesperson said Saturday evening that more than 70 wanted suspects were arrested and hundreds of additional individuals were questioned across Judea and Samaria during overnight and morning operations. The update provides additional scope on the ongoing counterterror sweep.
The IDF Spokesperson reported Saturday evening that more than 70 wanted suspects were arrested and hundreds of additional individuals were questioned across Judea and Samaria during overnight and morning operations. The figures expand the scope of a sweeping counterterror sweep that began earlier in the day.
Initial reports from the operation — which centered on the village of Tel, the home of the terrorist who carried out Friday's deadly shooting attack — cited six arrests and 40 questioned, according to Army Radio. The Palestinian Prisoners' Club later reported around 80 total arrests, with over 40 from Tel. By Saturday morning, the IDF confirmed over 70 wanted suspects had been arrested, including the Friday shooter. The evening update adds that hundreds were questioned, signaling a broader dragnet.
The operation involved brigade-level raids across the Samaria, Menashe, Binyamin, and Ephraim brigades, and the Duvdevan unit arrested a suspect planning an attack in the Tulkarm area. The IDF said it confiscated weapons and arrested Hamas-affiliated suspects and individuals involved in advancing explosive device attacks. The raids are part of an ongoing counterterror campaign, with the IDF reporting over 100 arrests in Judea and Samaria this week alone in its Friday weekly summary, as The Zioneer reported.
It remains unclear whether all those questioned have been released or detained. The IDF has not provided a breakdown of the questioning figures by location or the status of the individuals.
7 developments
- StrongIDF provides additional details on overnight sweep: 5 arrested in Hebron after gunfire, 4 Hamas suspects in Tulkarm
- StrongIDF weekly summary: over 10 terrorist eliminations in Gaza, 100+ arrests in Judea and Samaria
- DevelopingIDF weekly ops: over 1 km of Gaza tunnels destroyed, 60 suspects arrested in Judea and Samaria
- ConfirmedSecurity forces arrest 19 wanted suspects, seize weapons in overnight Bethlehem operation
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