West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli military claims arrest of Hamas armed cell in Tubas
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Israeli forces arrested members of a Hamas armed cell operating in Aqaba town, located in Tubas governorate in the northern West Bank, according to Shehab Wire. The military said it seized weapons and explosives from the detainees during the operation conducted Sunday.
The arrests mark another Israeli security operation in the northern West Bank, an area where armed Palestinian groups maintain a presence. Israeli forces have intensified operations there in recent months. The military provided no additional details about the number of detainees, their identities, or a full accounting of the weapons and explosives confiscated during the raid.
