{"id":58908,"date":"2026-05-03T00:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-border-police-raid-illegal-weapons-production-site-in-nablus\/03\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T00:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:33:15","slug":"idf-border-police-raid-illegal-weapons-production-site-in-nablus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-border-police-raid-illegal-weapons-production-site-in-nablus\/03\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF, Border Police raid illegal weapons production site in Nablus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israeli forces found a lathe used to make weapons, and a slew of illegal firearms, including an M16 rifle, a pistol, and a shotgun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF, Israel <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/high-court-ben-gvir-cannot-003155876.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Police;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Police<\/a>, and Border Police conducted a joint operation overnight on Thursday night, raiding an illegal weapons manufacturing site in Nablus, seizing the equipment, and arresting one individual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israeli forces found a <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-hamas-war\/article-779446\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:lathe;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">lathe<\/a> used to make weapons, and a slew of illegal firearms, including an M16 rifle, a pistol, and a shotgun. They also found combat vests, a helmet, and a <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-kills-terrorist-armed-knife-071055581.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:dagger;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">dagger<\/a>, along with assorted cartridges and parts for various guns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One man was arrested in connection with the incident and taken in for further questioning.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Border Police confiscate explosives in West Bank village<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Throughout Thursday and Friday, Border Police found and destroyed seven explosive devices in the West Bank village of Arana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some of them were improvised, the police said, adding that the activity was part of a larger counter-terrorism operation that included interrogating dozens of suspects in multiple <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/police-fire-stolen-car-checkpoint-062820377.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:West Bank;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">West Bank<\/a> villages.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary 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-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Explosives found in the village of Arana in the West Bank on May 1, 2026. (credit: ISRAEL POLICE SPOKESPERSON&#8217;S UNIT)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The explosives confiscated in Arana were intended to be used against Israeli security forces, the police added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-border-police-raid-illegal-025701499.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli forces found a lathe used to make weapons, and a slew of illegal firearms, including an M16 rifle, a pistol, and<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-border-police-raid-illegal-weapons-production-site-in-nablus\/03\/05\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58909,"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:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/e01c6faef5bc372d04f780cbccc932bd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58908"}],"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=58908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}