IDF troops and the Shin Bet arrested 10 Islamic Jihad terrorists in the village of Araba, in the Menashe Brigade’s sector, who had set up a terror infrastructure to carry out an attack on Israeli civilians in northern Samaria.
The operation was based on Shin Bet intelligence and carried out by the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit, the Duvdevan undercover unit and the Border Police.
Forces raided 10 buildings across the village at the same time. Within half an hour of entering, and after initial questioning in the field, troops had located and arrested all 10 suspects.
According to the IDF, the cell was planning an attack on one of the Jewish communities in northern Samaria.
The arrests are part of security forces’ ongoing efforts to thwart attacks in Judea and Samaria, amid a wave of terror that has hit the region in recent months.
