As Israel continues counterterror operations in Samaria, security forces have killed about 55 terrorists and arrested 380 more in January, the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said on Tuesday.
The Israel Defense Forces launched an ongoing counterterror raid in the Jenin refugee camp on Jan. 19. It has since expanded to the Palestinian city Tulkarem and an area of Samaria known as “the Five Villages.” The army’s Jenin raid, dubbed “Operation Iron Wall,” comes on the heels of the Palestinian Authority’s failed crackdown in the Jenin refugee camp. Raids expanded to Tulkarem and Tubas.
Troops have seized weapons, explosives, and uncovered a bomb-making laboratory.
On Tuesday morning, two Israeli soldiers were killed and six injured when a Palestinian terrorist infiltrated an army compound in the Jordan Valley near the Palestinian village Tayasir and opened fire. Killed in the attack were Sgt. Maj. (res.) Ofer Yung, 39, from Tel Aviv, and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Tzvika Friedman, 43, from Kibbutz Ein HaNatziv.