Israeli Counterterrorist Operations in West Bank Result in Five Arrests

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli military has arrested five individuals suspected of involvement in terrorist activities in the West Bank, which Israel refers to as Judea and Samaria, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday.
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"During the night, IDF, Shin Bet [Israeli Security Agency] and Magav [Israeli Border Police] were working in a number of locations throughout the Judea and Samaria area," the IDF said in a statement.

The operations were carried out in several towns and villages, including Hizma and Tammun.
As a result of the raids, five individuals suspected of terrorism were arrested and transferred for further investigation, the IDF noted.
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