Large police, IDF, and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) forces were dispatched on Thursday afternoon to the area of Tzur Yitzhak in the West Bank following concerns over a security incident.
The alert concerned an Arab Israeli flagged by the Shin Bet for involvement in terrorist activity.
Terrorist apprehended in West Bank by Shin Bet
The South Sharon Regional Council informed residents that it had received an update from the military and police in recent minutes regarding a suspected security incident, prompting forces to be deployed to the area.
“There are currently no special instructions. We will continue to provide updates,” the council said.
The incident is suspected to be a “Tequila incident,” meaning that a special team of elite counterterrorism and hostage rescue operational unit within the Shin Bet was called to the scene.
Shin Bet and Yamam forces arrested the terrorist at his home in Israel's central Sharon region.