IDF troops operating in various areas of the Shomron last night arrested some 15 Arabs suspected of being involved in terrorist activity. Soldiers entered the PLO-controlled town of Tul Karem, east of Netanya, and arrested several wanted Arabs. Israel had previously carried out anti-terror activities in the city in the framework of Operation Defensive Shield. In the Shechem area, soldiers arrested three terrorists affiliated with the Hamas and Fatah Tanzim gangs. In addition, troops arrested an armed Arab in the village of Beita, east of Kfar Sava.