Overview
- Security forces led coordinated raids across Judea and Samaria over the past week and say they arrested more than 200 wanted individuals as part of a stepped-up counterterrorism effort.
- In intensive activity around Beit Ummar troops scanned more than 170 structures, detained suspects, found multiple firearms and improvised weapon components, and located and dismantled five explosive devices.
- Authorities say those taken into custody include alleged Hamas affiliates, inciters, arms dealers, smugglers and at least one person accused of planning an imminent attack or manufacturing explosives.
- Forces also seized dozens of weapon‑making parts, an unmanned aerial vehicle, airsoft and hunting weapons, and tens of thousands of shekels the military says were intended for terrorist use, and completed mapping of two attackers’ homes with one residence sealed ahead of planned demolition.
- The raids follow a deadly clash last weekend and come as settler reprisals and strikes in Gaza continue, a mix of actions that security officials warn could heighten tensions and risk broader escalation that would affect civilians across the West Bank.