The IDF arrested nine wanted terrorists throughout Judea and Samaria Tuesday night and early Wedneday morning. No serious incidents were reported. One terrorist was nabbed near Jenin, three in and near Kalkilya and five in the Ramallah area.
The Palestinian Authority has demanded that Israel withdraw all of its forces on a permanent basis from Judea and Samaria, claiming that its American-trained forces are controlling terrorism. IDF personnel have stated that army counterterrorist maneuvers are a major reason that the PA is able to concentrate maintaining relative law and order, where the emerging Arab army focuses on criminal activities.