Israeli Forces Arrest Ten Islamic Jihad Operatives in Samaria Raid

Israeli security forces completed a sweeping counterterrorism operation early Monday morning in the northern Samarian village of Arraba, arresting ten operatives affiliated with Islamic Jihad. According to the IDF, the suspects were establishing a terrorist infrastructure aimed at carrying out attacks against Israeli civilians in the area.

The raid was commanded by the Menashe Regional Brigade with intelligence guidance from the Shin Bet. Participating units included the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Battalion, the Duvdevan unit, and the Judea and Samaria Border Police, which simultaneously stormed ten compounds across the village.

Following initial on-site debriefings, forces located all ten wanted individuals within roughly half an hour of breaching the buildings. The detainees were transferred to the Shin Bet and the Judea and Samaria District Police for further interrogation.

This operation builds on a series of counterterrorism sweeps conducted across northern Samaria over the past two months. Earlier operations dismantled a five-person cell in Qabatiya and a ten-person Hamas infrastructure in Aqaba, where forces seized an unlaunched rocket and an M16 rifle. The military emphasized that operations will continue to preempt threats and protect civilians.