Israeli security forces on Tuesday arrested two Palestinians in the central city of Netanya on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack.
The suspects, who were in Israel illegally, were taken into custody following a manhunt near the city’s main market, according to police.
A police sapper was deployed to the scene to rule out the presence of explosives, and authorities confiscated a knife, although its source was unclear.
The suspects were handed over to the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) for questioning.
No additional details about the alleged plot were provided.
Israeli forces remain engaged in counter-terrorism offensive, primarily in Judea and Samaria, in response to a series of Palestinian attacks that killed 31 people in 2022.
Two Palestinians, including a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander, were killed in clashes with Israeli troops in Jenin on Thursday morning.
Israeli forces engaged Palestinian gunmen after coming under heavy fire during a counter-terror operation in the northern Samaria city, according to the Israeli military.
Palestinian media identified the casualties as Adham Jabareen, 28, and Jawad Bawaqta, 57. Jabareen was identified as a PIJ commander; Bawaqta was killed while providing first aid to the terrorist, according to reports.
