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Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Four arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at civilians near Efrat, in the West Bank
Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
A terror cell responsible for hurling Molotov cocktails at a civilian road near the West Bank settlement of Efrat last month has been apprehended, the IDF and Israel Police announce in a joint statement.
According to the IDF, the four suspects carried out the attack on June 9, targeting a road near Efrat, south of Bethlehem. No injuries were reported.
Acting on intelligence from the Israel Police’s West Bank division, IDF reservists arrested the suspects this week in the Palestinian village of al-Khader. The men confessed to the attack during interrogation and were transferred for further investigation.
In separate overnight operations, IDF forces arrested four additional wanted individuals in the Hebron-area village of Beit Ula and seized weapons near Bethlehem. Several suspects were also questioned in the area.
The Times of Israel Community.