Shin Bet

Israel says an IDF–Shin Bet strike in central Gaza killed members of a Hamas cell, including an operative linked to the abductions of Hersh Goldberg-Polin HY"D, Alon Ohel, Elia Cohen, and Or Levi from a shelter in Re'im; others had held Avinatan Or in Hamas captivity.

Shin Bet and Israel Police arrested three residents of Haifa and northern Israel on suspicion of manufacturing explosives. Investigators say the main suspect was tasked by Iranian intelligence with assassinating an Israeli politician.

The Shin Bet, Israel Police, and IDF arrested ten Hamas-linked suspects from Beita in the northern West Bank. Investigators say the cell carried out IED attacks on troops, planned additional major assaults and a kidnapping of a Jewish resident, and even dug a tunnel to hold a hostage.

Over the past month, police and the Shin Bet arrested a 20-year-old East Jerusalem resident. Investigators say he was in contact with figures in Yemen and Turkey and was directed to carry out a terror attack, including targeting National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Israel’s Shin Bet and police say they disrupted an alleged cell from Umm al-Fahm that trained with illegal weapons. Four men in their 20s were arrested; investigators say they practiced shooting with Airsoft guns and later stashed pistols, an automatic 'Carlo' weapon, and an M-16, along with magazines and ammo.

The IDF and Israel's Shin Bet say the strike targeted Hamas's funding pipeline across multiple fronts. Israel is intensifying actions in southern Lebanon and expanding military operations against Hezbollah.