IDF Arrests 20 Wanted Terror Suspects in Overnight Raids Across Judea and Samaria

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Wednesday afternoon that security forces carried out dozens of counterterrorism operations across Judea and Samaria overnight, resulting in the arrest of 20 wanted suspects, including individuals allegedly involved in planning a terrorist attack, an illegal weapons dealer, a suspected smuggler of unauthorized entrants, and several Hamas-affiliated operatives.

As part of the overnight campaign, Israeli forces also completed an airborne operation in the Menashe Brigade area, conducting searches of more than 50 buildings in and around Jenin.

In the Judea Brigade sector, troops arrested five suspects and questioned dozens of additional wanted individuals during an operation launched in the Hebron area after gunfire was reported from the city overnight.

Meanwhile, in the Ephraim Brigade sector, IDF troops and Border Police forces operating in Judea and Samaria arrested four Hamas-affiliated suspects in the Tulkarm area, along with another individual in the village of Funduq who is suspected of inciting terrorism.