A large arms cache was uncovered in a raid by Israeli security forces of the Hebron suburb of Yatta late Monday night.

Numerous weapons were discovered during the search of the sprawling suburb, including a pistol, an M-16 assault rifle and ammunition cartridges.

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The suspected owner of the arms is a known to police, sources told Ynet, adding that Israeli forces would arrest him “later.”

Yatta is still referred to as a “village” although today it is a town, by geographic area and population.

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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.