After a four-day manhunt: Terrorist who planned an attack arrested in Binyamin

Duvdevan unit fighters arrested an armed terrorist in the village of Beitunia in Binyamin, after a manhunt that lasted four days. According to suspicion, he planned to carry out a severe attack in the immediate timeframe. The arrest was carried out following intelligence and operational efforts. The terrorist was captured while armed and transferred for questioning. The incident occurs against a backdrop of rising tensions in Judea and Samaria.

Fighters from the Duvdevan unit arrested an armed terrorist today (Thursday) in the village of Beitunia in Binyamin, after a manhunt that lasted four days. According to suspicion, the terrorist planned to carry out a severe attack in the immediate timeframe. The arrest was carried out following a focused intelligence and operational effort that lasted several days. The terrorist was captured while armed and transferred for further investigation by security forces. The incident occurs against a backdrop of rising tensions in Judea and Samaria and a series of thwarted attacks carried out by security forces in recent days against wanted individuals and terrorist infrastructures. The security establishment identifies Judea and Samaria as a sensitive and pressured arena, where attempts to carry out attacks may develop within short periods. Forces continue heightened activity across the area, with an emphasis on thwarting attacks at an early stage, arresting wanted individuals, and locating weapons.