The IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police operated in many centers throughout the West Bank on Friday night, arresting 56 wanted persons suspected of involvement in terrorist activities.
25 were confirmed to be active in the terrorist organization Hamas, including two senior officials from the city of Nablus: Adnan Azfur, 59, and Ahmed Awad, 49.
Weapons were also confiscated, including two pistols, two M16 rifles, military equipment, and ammunition.
During operations in Kfar Kalil in the Shomron Division, forces caught a suspect with a gun.
In the village of Azon, forces destroyed a laboratory that was used for the production and storage of explosives and other explosives by Hamas operatives. As Israeli forces were leaving the village, stones were thrown at them and the Israeli forces responded by firing into the air.
In recent days, businesses from the villages of Silwad and Birzeit, also in the West Bank, have published ads that incite and encourage terrorism. Following this, the General of the Central Command signed an order to close the businesses, according to the law.
There were no Israeli casualties in the operations.
