Border Police undercover units operating in Nablus overnight detained two Hamas operatives and an additional suspect on weapons and bomb-making equipment possession charges, according to a security source. The arrests took place in the Shechem (Nablus) area of the Samaria Brigade.
Border Police undercover forces from the Judea and Samaria district arrested two Hamas operatives and an additional suspect in the city of Nablus (Shechem) overnight Sunday, according to a security source. The suspects are being held on suspicion of possessing weapons and equipment used for preparing explosive devices. The operation was conducted in the Samaria Brigade area. No further details on the identities or planned attacks have been released at this time. The arrests come amid ongoing targeted anti-terror activity in the northern West Bank, which has seen a series of recent detentions by Israeli forces in the Nablus area.
2 developments
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