IDF and Shin Bet arrest 10 Hamas operatives, seize weapons in West Bank operation

Israeli security forces arrested 10 Hamas operatives in a joint operation in the village of Aqaba in the West Bank Sunday morning, under the command of the Menashe Brigade. The cell was working to advance terrorist plots against Israeli citizens. During the operation, forces located and destroyed a rocket without a launcher. Following interrogation, one suspect revealed a weapons cache containing an M16 rifle and large quantities of explosives intended for making explosive devices, which were destroyed on site.