In a targeted counterterrorism operation last week, Israeli forces uncovered and destroyed an improvised explosives laboratory in Tulkarem, located in the Ephraim Brigade sector of Judea ad Samaria. The lab contained gas canisters and raw materials for assembling explosives. According to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the lab was neutralized during a broader security sweep that included arrests, weapons seizures, and confiscation of terrorist funds.
Coordinated Operation With Shin Bet and Israel Police
The overnight raids were carried out by IDF units in coordination with Shin Bet intelligence and the Israel Police’s Judea and Samaria District. The security forces conducted parallel operations across multiple locations in the West Bank, arresting 35 wanted suspects. Weapons, ammunition, and large sums of terror-linked cash were seized during the raids.
Watch footage of the explosives lab being bombed:
Additional Arrests and Seizures Across the Region
In Kafr Malik in the Binyamin Brigade sector, tens of thousands of shekels in terror-related funds were confiscated. In al-Mughayyir, two individuals were arrested for throwing rocks at Israeli civilians, and in Qalqilya, troops apprehended another suspect who had hurled stones at IDF forces during a riot. All detainees and confiscated materials have been handed over to security authorities for further investigation.
