Combat engineering forces from the IDF Central Command have recently destroyed the houses of nine Hamas terrorists and dug up roads in which dozens of IEDs had been concealed. Additionally, IDF engineering units have also placed two hundred armored guardposts and deployed ten thousand meters of security fence throughout Judea and Samaria.
Combat engineers also worked to uncover buried explosives around Israeli towns considered seriously threatened, reinforced security installations at the entrances to towns such as armored gatehouses and speed bumps, and neutralized dozens of IEDs throughout several recent operations.
The commander of the engineering units, Colonel Adir Reines, commented: "Our engineers at all levels are working to reinforce security infrastructures and prepare operational defenses. This is being accomplished by constructing obstacles, protecting our forces, and extending the system of guardposts and sentry positions on the roads and in towns."
"At the same time, our engineers are taking an offensive role in destroying terrorists' houses, overcoming IEDs, and damaging enemy infrastructure in refugee camps. The engineering forces are working day and night to improve the security of our forces and our residents."
Over the last week, Israeli security forces have arrested 37 wanted individuals, of which more than 10 were connected with Hamas.
In a counterterrorism operation in the city of Qalqiliya, numerous suspects were interrogated and three individuals were arrested. During the operation, terrorists fired at the Israeli forces, who returned fire. The forces were able to confirm that their shots had struck the terrorists.
In the town of Birzeit in the Binyamin region, guided by ISA intelligence, Israeli forces discovered storehouses near the University of Birzeit containing significant quantities of Hamas equipment, including displays of different kinds of weapons that are used by the terrorist organization's student supporters for military parades and rallies supporting terror attacks.
In the cities of Aqabah and Nazlet Isa in the Menashe region, improvised 'Carlo' submachine guns and hunting rifles were confiscated.
In Ein Yabrud, in the Binyamin region, security forces seized two air pistols, munitions, and Hamas flags. In Hebron, another air rifle was confiscated. In Bayt Fajar, an improvised gun was confiscated.