Security forces arrested two Palestinian former prisoners, including a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad member, during a Saturday morning raid near Jenin, the IDF said.
Two convicted terrorists, Suleiman Abu al-Rub and Muhammad Samir Abu Zina, were arrested in the IDF and Shin Bet operation in the Palestinian town of Kabatiya, near Jenin, as part of Operation Break the Wave.
During the raid, security forces were attacked by Palestinian rioters with stones and a suspicious device was thrown at the forces. No injuries were reported among Israeli soldiers, the military said.
Abu Zina, born in 1995, is a PIJ operative who was indicted in the past by an Israeli court for his involvement in terrorist activities. He was released from prison only three months ago.
After his release from prison, Abu Zina resumed his operations for PIJ. As part of his role in the terror organization, the convicted terrorist was responsible for the funding and arming of PIJ, namely its operations across the northern West Bank, the IDF said.
Another former prisoner, Suleiman Abu al-Rub, was reported by the PA-controlled WAFA news agency to have been arrested by security forces. The IDF has yet to confirm this reported arrest.
This is a developing story.