Thousands of Palestinian Authority Arabs were placed under curfew in the terrorist stronghold of Shechem Sunday morning, according to security sources.

Some 50,000 residents are under curfew, the main entrance to the city has been sealed off and IDF officials say the operation will not end until anti-terrorist objectives are achieved.

Security sources have repeatedly reported that Shechem operates as a central terrorist training, arming and launch center for attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers..