“The IDF and Shin Bet will not allow terrorism to take root in the area and are taking active measures to prevent it,” the joint statement confirmed.
IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and Border Police officers began conducting a “broad counter-terrorism operation” in the northern West Bank, the IDF and Shin Bet said in a joint statement Wednesday morning.
“The IDF and Shin Bet will not allow terrorism to take root in the area and are taking active measures to thwart it,” the agencies said.
The announcement follows several days of increased activity by Israeli security forces in the West Bank, especially in the northern part.
Following the IDF and Shin Bet announcement, Palestinian Authority-run newspaper Wafa reported that Israeli forces were operating in Tubas, Aqaba and Tammun. The publication claims that Israeli forces raided several houses, damaging and looting their property, and also brought in heavy military reinforcements.
According to Wafa, bulldozers blocked main and secondary roads with mounds of earth, and military procedures were tightened at the Tayasir and Hamra checkpoints, restricting the movement of citizens and creating traffic jams.
IDF soldiers during an operation in the West Bank. (credit: IDF)
The Palestinian source also said helicopters fired sporadically during the operation, but there were no reports of casualties.
Recent activities of Israeli security forces in the northern West Bank
On Tuesday, Israeli forces entered the battle and killed Sultan al-Ghaniterrorist responsible for the murder of Israeli security guard Gideon Perry in 2024 in the Jenin area of the northern West Bank.
Five other suspects were arrested and forces recovered firearms, explosives and other ammunition during the operation.
Earlier on Monday, Israeli troops operated in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Ala Rauf Shetia was killed.terrorist responsible for the deaths of two IDF Kfiri Brigade soldiers in 2024. According to the military, St. Sgt. Elia Hillel and St. Sgt. Diego Shwisha Harsay from Tel Aviv, 101st Parachute Battalion, were killed as a result of the ramming committed by Shetia.
This is a developing story.
