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'Lessons were drawn': IDF confirms soldiers numbered Palestinian suspects in West Bank operation

The IDF told Army Radio that commanders had explained "the seriousness of the act" to the soldiers, and "lessons were drawn from the matter."

Palestinian with the number 44 drawn on his arm by IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, August 18, 2026.
IDF troops operate in the West Bank, August 17, 2026.

WATCH: IDF arrests two terrorists, raids 100 sites in Duvdevan West Bank counterterror operation

A gazelle being illegally held in a basement near Jenin, August 11, 2026.

Border Police rescue illegally held gazelle from basement in private home near Jenin

Zakaria Zubeidi posing with his M-16 and a picture of then-Palestinian Authority president Yasser Arafat, in Jenin, July 31, 2004.

Shin Bet releases brother of al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades commander Zakaria Zubeidi


Israel must help Palestinian Authority survive in West Bank, former Jenin gov. says

“The current operation in the West Bank is made in the provision of a possible scenario of bigger terrorist attacks in the future, Dr. Colonel (res.) Moshe Elad said.

 IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank.

IDF: kills 14 terrorists, seizes dozens of explosives in West Bank operations that could last weeks

The IDF’s extensive West Bank operation since August 28, targeting Jenin and Tulkarem, has led to 14 terrorist deaths and ongoing evacuations.

 IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank.

IDF St.-Sgt Elkana Navon killed battling Hamas in Jenin, West Bank

He was killed while battling terrorists, and two of his fellow soldiers were also injured in the fighting and were evacuated to the Emek Hospital in Afula.

 Staff-Sergeant Elkana Navon

Some 14 terrorists killed as IDF, Hamas exchange fire in Jenin after Gush Etzion attacks

Hamas later reported the death of one of its operatives in the al-Damj neighborhood.

 Israeli forces operating in Jenin August 31, 2024.

IDF kills Wassem Hazem, head of Hamas in Jenin

Hazem was killed in his vehicle. His role in the terror group involved carrying out and directing shooting and bombing attacks, along with advancing terrorist activities.

Footage of two terrorists fleeing the scene after Hamas terrorist Wassem Hazem was killed in his vehicle in Jenin during a joint counterterrorism operation, August 30, 2024

Strangling Iran: What holds true in the West Bank, holds in Gaza - analysis

One such lesson is that it is imperative to deal with security challenges and problems early instead of waiting until they metastasize into something much larger and more dangerous.

  IDF troops operate in the West Bank. August 7, 2024.

Hundreds of IDF soldiers conduct largest W. Bank counterterror operation in several months

The IDF, in coordination with the IAF and Shin Bet, conducted the largest operation in the West Bank in several months against terror activity.

 IDF counterterror operation in Jenin August 6, 2024

Police close offices of the Hadash-Ta'al Party in Haifa for 'Jenin, Jenin 2' screening

Police stated that "The screening is against the court's decision and that "There is a suspicion of disorderly conduct."

A banner for Hadash, a party comprised of communists and other left wing factions in Arabic near a polling station in Haifa, April 9, 2019

Israel-Hamas War day 316: What's happening in Israel and West Bank?

IDF names fallen soldiers • Iran says retaliation for assassination of Ismail Haniyeh 'legitimate'

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

Four IDF soldiers wounded in repeat sabotage of armored vehicles in West Bank

These soldiers were wounded during a 12-hour operation, which also led to the killing of five Palestinian terrorists and concluded on Wednesday.

 The damage caused from an Israeli military raid in the Tubas, in the northern West Bank, August 14, 2024