IDF Arrests Roughly 50 Terror Suspects in West Bank During Sukkot

Israeli forces arrested around 50 suspected terrorists and seized weapons and drones across the West Bank over the holiday.

IDF soldiers arrested approximately 50 terrorists across the West Bank during the Sukkot holiday, news outlets Maariv and Arutz Sheva reported. Security forces also seized weapons, drones, and materials used in the manufacturing of explosive devices during the operations.

According to the reports, those arrested included members of a terror cell and a Hamas operative. In Nablus, troops from the Maglan unit and the 931st Battalion carried out nighttime arrest raids in the Kasbah and the Balata refugee camp, apprehending six suspects. During the operations, a suspect who attempted to throw an explosive device at the forces was shot and hit.

Alongside the division-level counterterrorism operations, military forces deployed across the sector to secure hundreds of thousands of holiday travelers visiting sites throughout the area.