IDF says forces continuing large-scale op in West Bank town after yesterday’s terror attack

Israeli security forces are continuing a large-scale counterterrorism operation in the northern West Bank town of Qabatiya following a deadly ramming-stabbing attack in northern Israel yesterday, the military says.

According to the IDF, forces from the Duvdevan commando unit, the Paratroopers reconnaissance unit, the Border Police, and the Israel Prison Service’s Metzada unit are operating in the area. During the operation, troops arrested five terror suspects and questioned dozens of additional individuals suspected of involvement in terrorist activity.

The military says Paratroopers reconnaissance forces carried out mortar fire in the Qabatiya area overnight. Troops also raided and mapped the home of the assailant and cordoned off the immediate area.

A full curfew has been imposed on Qabatiya, with engineering forces carrying out blockades across the town. The IDF adds that aerial forces are providing fire support and reconnaissance over Qabatiya and the nearby Jenin area, while additional forces continue to reinforce the seam line, a swath of West Bank land on the Israeli side of the security barrier.