Shayetet 13 Navy SEALs carried out an operation near Hebron in the West Bank overnight on Tuesday night, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
The details of the operation were not made public, but the IDF noted that there had been increased terror activity stemming from the area of operation.
One such incident included the snatching of an IDF soldier's weapon during a confrontation between Israeli civilians and Palestinians near Susiya.
Vehicle-based attacks have also been recorded in the area, Maariv noted.
IDF soldier steals rifles from Shayetet 13
Last week, an IDF soldier stole three rifles from Shayetet 13 Navy SEALs during the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
Authorities arrested four suspects linked to the theft, including the IDF soldier. Two of the other suspects were from Netanya, while the third was from Eilat.
James Genn and Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.