A counter-terrorism operation in the Samaria city of Tulkarem led Israel Defense Forces soldiers to weapons, including rockets and explosives, linked to multiple roadside bombings, the military said on Tuesday.

The IDF, guided by Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) intelligence, on Nov. 17 launched a counter-terror operation in the western Samaria city following an investigation and arrests tied to three bombings targeting IDF vehicles in recent months, according to the IDF.

In one of those attacks, on a military SUV, the former commander of the Menashe Regional Brigade was injured, the statement noted.

During the Tulkarem raids, Israeli forces found three rockets “at various stages of preparation,” several explosive devices and materials for producing bombs, the IDF said. One of the proj

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