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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Israeli forces find cache of rockets and weapons near Ramallah in the West Bank
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli forces operating in the Ramallah area of the West Bank overnight located a cache of crude rockets and other weapons, the police, IDF and Shin Bet say in a joint statement.
The raid in the town of Beitunia overnight comes after a cell of terrorists was detained last month for manufacturing crude rockets to be launched at Israeli targets. The Shin Bet’s interrogation of the suspects led forces to the site.
The statement says Border Police officers, IDF troops and Shin Bet agents located 15 rockets that were in the process of being constructed, as well as 18 explosive devices, firearms and explosive material.
Some of the rockets and weapons were seized, while the rest were destroyed by Border Police sappers.
Rockets and explosive material are destroyed in the West Bank town of Beitunia, near Ramallah, early October 1, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
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