The Times of Israel reports that IDF forces caught a terror cell in the West Bank that was producing makeshift rockets to be launched at Israeli targets. Soldiers raided the building, and three suspects were detained for questioning. Dozens of rocket parts were found, as well as explosive devices and materials. Two rockets were completed but lacked warheads.
The IDF was following a lead from last week’s rocket attack using similar ones that had been test-launched from the town of Kafr Ni’ma. Suspects are now in Shin Bet custody for questioning. The unfinished rockets and explosive components were destroyed by the IDF.
In recent years, there have been several attempts by Palestinian terror groups to develop and launch crude rockets from the West Bank at Israeli settlements and at Israel, though with little to no success.
Following the operation, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said such terror efforts were proof of the “enormous danger” in establishing a Palestinian state, as several Western states prepare to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state in the coming days at the United Nations General Assembly.
Sa’ar wrote on X that the rockets were made to be launched “at communities in Judea and Samaria,” using the biblical name for the West Bank. He accused the Palestinian Authority of failing to combat terror.
With the major operation to free Gaza from Hamas’ control and free the hostages, the IDF moves behind enemy lines, uncovering hidden threats such as this that could’ve become a much larger. The Fellowship and its generous supporters stand with the brave souls of the IDF and their families during this unprecedented conflict and pray for peace, shalom, across the Holy Land.