Overnight, Israeli special forces arrested two suspected bomb makers in the Binyamin region of Judea and Samaria, military sources said. The operation follows the IDF's release of video earlier today showing the Duvdevan unit's arrest of two bomb makers and a weapons dealer in the same area.
Military sources on Wednesday afternoon confirmed the overnight arrest of two suspected bomb makers in the Binyamin region, the latest development in a story The Zioneer has been tracking since Wednesday morning. The confirmation, reported at 15:09 Jerusalem, follows the IDF's release of video footage at 11:11 Jerusalem showing the Duvdevan unit's operation in which the two suspects were detained alongside a weapons dealer.
The operation was first reported at 09:06 Jerusalem, when the IDF announced that Duvdevan troops, acting on Shin Bet intelligence, had arrested two wanted individuals manufacturing explosives intended to harm Israeli forces and a weapons dealer. By 09:06, the IDF had also released a still photo of the arrest. At 11:11 Jerusalem, the IDF Spokesperson released a video of the operation, providing visual confirmation. The latest update, from military sources, corroborates the arrest of the two bomb makers but does not mention the weapons dealer or the earlier video release.
The Binyamin area has been a focus of counterterror operations, as The Zioneer has reported. On Monday, June 15, security forces arrested six suspects for arson in Deir Dibwan and Burqa in Binyamin. In a separate operation on June 28, undercover Border Police detained two Hamas operatives in Nablus and seized bomb-making equipment. Since the start of 2026, more than 250 firearms and 40 weapon-manufacturing lathes have been seized across Judea and Samaria, as reported on June 23.
It remains unclear whether the weapons dealer arrested in the initial operation was also taken into custody in the confirmed arrest, and the identities of the suspects have not been released. The IDF has not provided additional details on the specific location of the arrest.
5 developments
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- StrongUndercover Border Police detain two Hamas operatives in Nablus, seize weapons cache
- DevelopingIsraeli forces arrest two suspects in Beit al-Kuza, south of Nablus
- DevelopingOvernight: IDF arrests dozens of terror suspects in Hebron amid indiscriminate gunfire
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