Eight suspects were arrested while weapons, ammunition, drugs, and IDF equipment were apprehended in the Shuafat refugee camp near Jerusalem during Operation "Capital Shield," on Sunday evening, Israel Police confirmed.
The operation was launched by Jerusalem District Police and Border Guard soldiers "as a strategic response to the need to strengthen sovereignty and deepen governance in the areas surrounding Jerusalem and the villages adjacent to the security barrier."
Overnight, the Jerusalem district commander arrived at the Israel Border Police base in the Jerusalem perimeter to observe field operations, accompanied by the Jerusalem perimeter commander, Deputy Commander Eran Levi.
"A new and significant phase in the defense of Jerusalem," Chief Avshalom Peled told Maariv.
The last report on Shuafat is dated 2025, following the death of a Palestinian woman in the region.
Border operations in Shuafat investigated
In June 2025, the death of a Palestinian woman from East Jerusalem who was killed near the city's checkpoint in the northern Shuafat neighborhood was investigated by the Israel Police's Jerusalem District and the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department (PID).
She arrived at the checkpoint in serious condition with deep wounds, and her death was later pronounced by emergency medical personnel. An investigation was then opened.
East Jerusalem residents said that she was shot by Border Police officers who were operating in the area, while she was in her home. Border Police said it was looking into whether its operations and her death were connected.
Alon Hochmon contributed to this report.