IDF troops operating across Judea and Samaria arrested over 20 suspects wanted for smuggling weapons and constructing explosives intended for attacks on Israeli forces and civilians.
In 2025, sustained IDF operations in Judea and Samaria resulted in hundreds of terrorists neutralized, over a thousand weapons seized, and a steep overall decline in terror activity, particularly in firearms attacks.
After more than 100 days in southern Syria, the Spearhead Brigade (55) completed dozens of operations securing the Golan Heights, confiscating heavy weapons and ammunition, and eliminating dozens of terrorists.
The force apprehended four terrorists who were involved in advancing terrorist activity and preparing an attack.
Over two weeks, Israeli forces carried out a counterterrorism sweep in northern Samaria, killing six terrorists, arresting dozens, and confiscating weapons and terror funds.
Undercover Israeli special forces carried out a daring covert raid in the heart of Shechem, arresting a terrorist suspected of plotting IED attacks against Israeli soldiers.
During an operation in southern Syria, IDF forces arrested three Jama’a Islami suspects, were ambushed by terrorists, and managed to escape while eliminating several attackers.
In a daring operation in central Ramallah, IDF forces arrested a terrorist wanted for attacks on Israeli villages and soldiers, shooting him in the leg after he resisted capture.
IDF forces demolished the home of terrorist Jamil Samara, who carried out the May 14 Bruchin attack that killed pregnant Tzeela Gaz and her son, born days after the attack and who died weeks later.
Following the Jerusalem shooting, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered reinforcements in Judea and Samaria and the encirclement of villages connected to the two attackers.
The trio was studying how to assemble explosive devices, and one of the three had purchased a firearm, which he told interrogators he hoped to use for ‘killing Jews.’
The IDF is a well-trained and meticulous machine, honed for precision warfare, as demonstrated in various battle arenas including Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and within Israel itself.
During Operation Rising Lion, IDF forces carried out over 2,500 missions across Judea and Samaria, arrested 400 suspects, dismantled six terror cells, and seized dozens of weapons and terror funds.
To date, the operations in northern Judea and Samaria have eliminated well over 100 terrorists, detained another 300, confiscated 450 weapons and uncovered hundreds of explosives.
The assailants, affiliated with the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations, opened fire on a bus and multiple civilian vehicles on Highway 55.
The IDF has carried out numerous operations in Tulkarm, Nablus, and surrounding villages in recent days, aiming to address the escalating threat of terrorism.
The video shows IEDs destroying IDF vehicles with threatening slogans saying ‘Every advance you will be killed and torn apart.’
As attacks originating from Judea and Samaria add up, the IDF is beginning to increase its counterterror efforts by embarking on a weeks-long operation in various towns.
The IDF recently began a multi-week counterterror operation across Judea and Samaria in an effort to quell terror attacks and the production of weapons.
Several Palestinian suspects have been arrested so far in the operation, which is expected to last for several days.
