More than 55 wanted individuals arrested in weekly operations
The IDF said dozens of battalions and special units conducted dozens of offensive counterterrorism operations across dozens of villages in Judea and Samaria over the past week.
More than 55 wanted individuals were arrested, including operatives in the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations, individuals who planned to carry out a terrorist attack, inciters, other terrorist operatives and a suspect in Molotov cocktail throwing.
Forces also confiscated pistols, an airsoft gun, additional weapons and military equipment.
In the Etzion Brigade sector, troops demolished monuments associated with two founders of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and additional terrorists. The IDF said the monuments incited terrorism and that their demolition followed an orderly procedure as part of efforts to combat incitement.
Separately, police said undercover Border Police officers arrested three Palestinian terrorist suspects overnight in Urif and Qabalan, acting on intelligence from the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).
Officers covertly approached buildings at three locations simultaneously before making the arrests. Police said two suspects were Hamas operatives and that all three were “suspected of advancing terror activity and involvement in activities linked to terror organizations,” according to their statement.
IDF reports enforcement at two outposts it describes as illegal
In a November 12 statement, the IDF said soldiers and Border Police officers had carried out enforcement activities over the preceding 24 hours at two outposts near Atara and Wadi al-Rahim that it described as illegal.
It said the sites were the source of repeated violent and illegal activity. Enforcement targeted construction components, vehicles, tents and temporary structures.
During the overnight Thursday operation near Atara, Israeli rioters barricaded themselves inside structures while others attempted to reach the area, according to the IDF. Forces used riot-dispersal measures and completed the enforcement activity.
The IDF said establishing illegal outposts diverts security forces from defensive and counterterrorism missions and undermines security in the area.
Zamir emphasizes readiness along the eastern border
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the eastern border on Wednesday, inspecting military posts and the barrier under construction along the Jordanian border.
He reviewed operational challenges with senior commanders and directed them to strengthen readiness, uphold law and order, and protect all populations in the sector.
Zamir described the 96th Division, established during Operation Rising Lion, as an application of the lessons of October 7. Its deployment places military posts ahead of civilian communities while strengthening intelligence collection and defensive and offensive capabilities.
“Alongside the need for intelligence alerts, IDF troops must maintain a constant state of readiness for rapid changes and unexpected developments,” he said.
Zamir emphasized maintaining stability, thwarting terrorist threats and preparing for a wide range of scenarios. Calling the Jordan Valley Israel’s “eastern defensive shield,” he said maintaining control over it is essential to national security and strategic depth.
He stressed that security also depends on strong communities, agriculture, national spirit and military-civilian cooperation. During the visit, he met local council leadership, female intelligence collection troops and pre-military program participants.
