Terrorist shot after attempting to stab IDF soldier operating in West Bank, no IDF injuries

A terrorist armed with a knife attempted to stab an IDF soldier in the Jenin area in the West Bank, the IDF spokesperson announced on Thursday morning.Soldiers responded by firing at the terrorist, killing him.No IDF injuries were reported.Duvdevan arrests two terrorists, raids over 100 sites in counterterror operationIDF soldiers raided over 100 houses near Jenin and detained two terrorist during a West Bank operation, the IDF spokesperson announced on Monday.Undercover counterterrorism commandos from the Duvdevan unit operated with intelligence guidance from the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) to detain the terrorists in the area of Kabatiya, the military added.The two terrorists were suspected of planning and promoting terrorist plots to harm the citizens of the State of Israel and the IDF, the military said.The IDF later came under scrutiny when Army Radio reported on Tuesday that IDF soldiers wrote numbers on the bodies of Palestinian suspects during the operation.The military responded to the allegations, telling Army Radio "security forces marked suspects who were being interrogated as part of the operation.”Commanders added that "the seriousness of the act was explained to the soldiers, and lessons were drawn from the matter.”IDF increased West Bank presenceThis comes a month after The Jerusalem Post learned that the IDF increased its deployment across the West Bank to 26 battalions, adding two battalions amid a sharp escalation marked by Palestinian terrorist attacks and attacks from settlers.The figure represents the number of battalions operating across the West Bank, not a disclosed number of soldiers. The increase directly followed the deadly shooting near Gilad Farm.Sarah Ben-Nun and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.