ISRAEL — May 8, 2026
Israeli police have announced the arrest of three suspects allegedly involved in terrorist attack plots, including a Palestinian Authority police officer and a member believed to belong to the ISIS organization.
According to the Israel Police, security forces conducted operations in the villages of Dura and Deir al-Asal near Hebron, in the Judea region, to apprehend two suspects who were allegedly preparing to carry out attacks in the near future.
In one operation, Israeli forces reportedly used undercover disguises to approach the target secretly before surrounding the building where the suspect was hiding.
Upon realizing the situation, the suspect surrendered.
Israeli police stated that this individual is an officer with the Palestinian Authority and is suspected of planning to carry out a terrorist attack.
The suspect was subsequently taken in for interrogation.
In another operation at the Askar camp in Nablus, Samaria region, Israeli undercover police units, in coordination with overt units, surrounded a building to arrest an additional suspect.
According to Israeli officials, this individual has a history of involvement in terrorist activities and has been arrested by security forces multiple times in the past.
The report did not provide the specific identities of the suspects, nor has it released details regarding the alleged targets of the attacks.
