IDF nabs Hamas activist in West Bank; police arrest 57 overnight

An elite IDF unit arrested a Hamas operative near Hebron Tuesday afternoon who was allegedly plotting a terrorist attack against Israeli soldiers and civilians. According to Walla news’ military correspondent, the man was arrested in the village of Samua, in the far south of the West Bank.

The suspect was taken in for investigation, the IDF says in a tweet.

The IDF spokesperson says that overnight, Israeli forces arrested 12 suspects in the West Bank overnight and took them in for interrogation. The Israel Police says it arrested 57 individuals from East Jerusalem overnight suspected of involvement in rioting in recent days. To this date, the police have arrested 549 suspected rioters and served 184 indictments.

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