Yahalom special engineering troops and reserve battalion 967 destroyed 18 lathes used to manufacture weapons — including firearms and explosives — during a focused overnight counterterrorism operation in the Balata camp and Ras al-Ein area of the Samaria Brigade, the IDF said. The equipment was found in the heart of a civilian neighborhood.
The IDF Spokesperson reported Tuesday morning that troops from the Yahalom special engineering unit and reserve battalion 967 operated overnight Sunday in the Nablus area of the Samaria Brigade, destroying 18 lathes used for manufacturing weapons. The equipment, including parts for firearms and explosive devices, was found in civilian areas of the Balata refugee camp and Ras al-Ein.
As The Zioneer reported at 07:34 Jerusalem Tuesday, the initial bulletin noted the destruction of the lathes overnight Sunday. The current IDF statement confirms the operation's scale and specific units. The destruction of weapon-production infrastructure is part of ongoing Israeli counterterrorism efforts in Judea and Samaria, where the IDF has repeatedly targeted manufacturing capabilities used by armed cells. No arrests or casualties were reported in the statement; the focus was on neutralizing the production capacity.
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