In one of the largest raids since ‘Operation Brother’s Keeper’, Israel arrests included senior Hamas officials, who have already served sentences in Israeli prisons, but are now suspected of currently planning Hamas-funded terror attacks against Israel.
By Lilach Shoval, News Agencies & the Israel Hayom Staff
Twenty-nine suspected Hamas operatives were arrested in an overnight raid in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed.
IDF soldiers in Nablus [Archive] – Photo: Reuters
The surprise operation was carried out jointly between the IDF, Border Police, Shin Bet security agency and the Israel Police.
Those arrested, some of whom are senior Hamas officials who have served sentences in Israeli prisons in the past, were taken to Shin Bet facilities for investigation.
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