Army soldiers Wednesday night arrested 23 wanted terrorists in overnight operations. No clashes were reported, and security personnel are questioning the terrorists, 11 of whom were arrested in the Shechem area. The Palestinian Authority has deployed armed special forces in the city in an effort to show it is controlling law and order, but they generally do not confront terrorists.

Soldiers arrested two others in Tulkarm, east of Netanya, and 10 in the area of Ramallah, north of Jerusalem and adjacent to Beit El.