Photo Credit: IDF Spokesperson
Israeli soldiers of the Duvdevan Unit search for Arab terror suspects in Shechem (Nablus).

IDF soldiers arrested eight terror suspects in pre-dawn operations Judea and Samaria early Monday morning.

Three of the fugitives were arrested in Jenin, the IDF said. A weapons cache was uncovered in the process; troops confiscated an assault rifle, pipe bombs and related items. One terror suspect opened fire at the troops.

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“Overnight during routine activities to recover concealed weapons in the Jenin refugee camp a suspect attacked the forces and fired at them,” an IDF spokesperson said in a statement.

“Following the attack, the forces searched the site and identified multiple bullet shell casings.”

Five other fugitives were arrested in various sites elsewhere around the regions.

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.