Israeli security forces find rocket in Samaria counter-terror raid

A 10-member Hamas terror cell was apprehended during the operation near Nablus (Shechem). Israeli security forces apprehended a Hamas cell and dismantled a rocket during a counterterrorism raid in the Aqraba area, near Nablus (Shechem) in Samaria, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) said on Sunday. The operation, which included forces of the Border Police’s National Counter-Terrorism Unit alongside the IDF and Shin Bet, was completed on Sunday morning, according to the joint statement. The 10-member terrorist cell had been working to advance attacks against Israeli civilians, according to the statement. The rocket was found without a launcher and dismantled on the spot. Questioning of one of the terrorists led forces to a weapons cache, the statement said. The cache held an M16 rifle and a large quantity of explosives intended for the production of improvised explosive devices.