IDF says 5 Palestinians planning attack arrested in West Bank commando raid

Israel Defense Forces commandos captured five Palestinians in a raid in the West Bank town of Qabatiya on Friday, who the military said were planning a terror attack. The military said soldiers of the Duvdevan Commando Unit raided Qabatiya at dawn following intelligence provided by the Shin Bet on a cell of five Palestinian terrorists “who planned to carry out an attack against Israeli civilians and security forces.” The commandos captured the five Palestinians “less than 10 minutes” after they entered the locations where they were suspected to be, the IDF said. The suspects were then taken for Shin Bet questioning. There were no reports of injuries. The IDF said the commandos also searched the terrorists’ homes, during which the military said it located an assault rifle, ammunition and military gear that the men had hidden. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Newsletter email address Get it By signing up, you agree to the terms Meanwhile, the military said Friday that it had wrapped up a separate 48-hour counterterror operation in and around Nablus in the northern West Bank, where it arrested 10 Palestinian suspects and seized weapons manufacturing tools. Weapons captured by IDF troops during a raid in the West Bank town of Qabatiya, September 4, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the IDF for the raid in Nablus, saying, “I congratulate our forces on a successful operation in Samaria [the biblical name for the northern West Bank], in which they destroyed dozens of workshops for the production of weapons, seized dozens of weapons, and arrested wanted individuals involved in terrorism.” The military said that IDF forces, guided by the Shin Bet, “searched hundreds of locations, questioned dozens of suspects and arrested more than 10 wanted individuals.” Advertisement Troops destroyed more than 30 lathes used to manufacture weapons and also seized rifles, handguns and ammunition. Violence in the West Bank has escalated sharply in recent months, mostly involving settler attacks on Palestinians, though there have also been several attacks by Palestinian assailants on Israelis. 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