{"id":54493,"date":"2025-11-26T03:26:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-forces-commence-broad-counterterrorism-operation-in-northern-west-bank\/26\/11\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T03:26:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:26:44","slug":"israeli-forces-commence-broad-counterterrorism-operation-in-northern-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-forces-commence-broad-counterterrorism-operation-in-northern-west-bank\/26\/11\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli forces commence &#8216;broad counterterrorism operation&#8217; in northern West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The IDF and Shin Bet will not allow terrorism to take root in the area and are acting proactively to thwart it,&#8221; a joint statement affirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Border Police officers began conducting a &#8220;broad counterterrorism operation&#8221; in the northern West Bank, a joint IDF-Shin Bet statement said on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The IDF and Shin Bet will not allow terrorism to take root in the area and are acting proactively to thwart it,&#8221; the agencies stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The announcement follows days of heightened Israeli security activity in the West Bank, particularly in the northern area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the IDF and Shin Bet&#8217;s announcement, Palestinian Authority-run media outlet Wafa reported Israeli forces operated in Tubas, Aqaba, and Tammun. The outlet claimed Israeli forces raided several homes, damaging and ransacking their contents, while bringing in heavy military reinforcements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Wafa, bulldozers blocked main and secondary roads with mounds of earth, and military procedures were tightened at the Tayasir and Hamra checkpoints, restricting citizens\u2019 movement and creating traffic jams.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>IDF soldiers during an operation in the West Bank. (credit: IDF)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Palestinian source also reported that helicopters fired intermittently during the operation, though no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Recent Israeli security activity in the northern West Bank<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Tuesday, Israeli forces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-kills-terrorist-murdered-israeli-105908491.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:engaged and killed Sultan al-Ghani;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">engaged and killed Sultan al-Ghani<\/a>, the terrorist responsible for the 2024 murder of Israeli security guard Gideon Perry, in an area near Jenin in the northern West Bank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Five other suspects were arrested, and the forces seized firearms, explosives, and other ordnance during the operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier, on Monday, operating in the northern West Bank City of Nablus, Israeli troops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israeli-forces-kill-terrorist-rammed-214524385.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:killed Ala Raouf Shetiyya;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">killed Ala Raouf Shetiyya<\/a>, the terrorist responsible for the 2024 deaths of two IDF Kfir Brigade soldiers. According to the military, St.-Sgt. Eliya Hilel and St.-Sgt. Diego Shvisha Harsaj from Tel Aviv, of the Paratroopers&#8217; 101st Battalion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-804312\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:were killed in a ramming attack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">were killed in a ramming attack<\/a> perpetrated by Shetiyya.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israeli-forces-commence-broad-counterterrorism-063103070.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;The IDF and Shin Bet will not allow terrorism to take root in the area and are acting proactively to thwart it,&rdquo;<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-forces-commence-broad-counterterrorism-operation-in-northern-west-bank\/26\/11\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/4f5e1d90fb3ad614c4695813711f383f","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}