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Paratroopers Recon Unit Arrests Hamas, Islamic Jihad Operatives
IDF paratroopers completed two counter-terrorism operations in Judea and Samaria last week, arresting five terror suspects in the Samaria village of Qabatiya. The arrests, which concluded on Tuesday, October 20, targeted individuals affiliated with the terrorist organizations Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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What happened
- 01IDF paratroopers arrested five terror suspects in the Samaria village of Qabatiya last week.
- 02The arrested individuals include three affiliated with Hamas and two with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
- 03The arrest operation in Qabatiya concluded on Tuesday, October 20, under the Menashe Territorial Brigade.
- 04In a separate operation, the 202nd Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade raided over 50 locations.
- 05Troops searched for weapons and interrogated additional suspects linked to Hamas during the raids.
- 06The Binyamin Territorial Brigade led the separate operation targeting over 50 sites.
- 07The IDF stated the missions are part of ongoing efforts to thwart terrorist activities in Judea and Samaria.
Soldiers from the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit carried out the arrests in Qabatiya, which lies within the Menashe Territorial Brigade sector. Among the five suspects apprehended, three are identified with Hamas and two with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
In a separate operation led by the Benjamin Territorial Brigade, soldiers from the 202nd Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade raided over 50 locations. During these raids, troops searched for weapons and interrogated additional suspects linked to Hamas. The IDF stated that these operations are part of the Judea and Samaria Division's ongoing efforts to thwart terrorist activities through both defensive and offensive measures.
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