Overview
- The IDF, ISA and Israel Police report more than 15 coordinated operations targeting a Hamas infrastructure in the Bethlehem area.
- Units involved included the IDF’s Etzion Brigade reserves and the Duvdevan unit, alongside additional counter‑terror teams.
- Some raids were conducted undercover in broad daylight, according to the security forces’ account.
- Investigators say one cell had reached an advanced stage of readiness to carry out attacks within a short timeframe.
- Security forces seized multiple weapons, including an M16, transferred detainees for questioning and pledged continued operations and prosecutions.