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Weapons seized in overnight raids across Judea and Samaria.

By TPS

Ten Palestinian fugitives wanted on suspicion of terror activities were arrested in Israeli raids throughout Judea and Samaria on Tuesday night.

The overnight operation, in which weapons were seized, was carried out by the IDF, Shin Bet and Israeli Border Police.

The operation covered some of the local villages like Ikhtaba, Aja, Al Jib and Bidu. The security forces also operated in the city of Nablus (Shechem) where two of the terror suspects were apprehended.

In addition, security forces also operated in the city of Hebron in Judea and the village of At-Tuwani where six stolen vehicles were recovered.

At the same time, the forces operated in the villages of Bir Nabala, Bayt Duqo, Kober and Beit Sira north of Jerusalem where they arrested five wanted persons.

Also, as part of a divisional operation by the Etzion regional division, forces raided the homes of 21 suspects in order to arrest and interrogate those suspected of involvement in terrorist activity.

In the activity of security forces in the village of Ya’bad, three wanted persons were arrested. In addition, during the activity of forces in Nur al-Shams, security forces were attacked with stones and Molotov cocktails. They responded by opening fire on their attackers and at least one attacker was reported to have been hit by the gunfire.

No Israeli personnel were hurt.

Raids across Judea and Samaria on Sunday night led to the arrest of 19 Palestinians suspected of terror activities and the seizure of more weapons. One Palestinian was shot and killed after trying to stab Israeli security personnel.