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IDF arrests two infiltrators from Gaza armed with knives, grenade

Israeli security forces conduct counter-terror raids in Judea and Samaria.

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Israeli soldiers from the IDF Oketz canine unit patrol in Kerem Shalom, on the Gaza-Egypt border, May 18, 2022. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.

Israeli forces have detained two Palestinians who infiltrated into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Sunday.

A grenade and two knives were found on the suspects, the military said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the IDF together with the Israel Security Agency and Border Police arrested 13 suspects and confiscated a number of illegal weapons during counter-terror operations in Judea and Samaria on Sunday night, according to the military.

Raids and arrests occurred in Jenin, Nablus, Ramallah, and in the towns of ad-Dhahiriya, Rashida and Iskaka, said the IDF.

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