IDF prepares West Bank mass-arrest operation, demolition of Neveh Tzuf terrorist’s home – report

The IDF is preparing a mass-arrest operation in the West Bank Palestinian village of Biddu, near Ramallah, the hometown of the Neveh Tzuf terrorist captured earlier on Sunday. The operation will involve mapping the terrorist's home for demolition and is expected to result in dozens of arrests across the West Bank. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir described the incident as a "severe terrorist attack," stating, "Our mission is not over. We will impose a closure on the village and conduct investigations, through which we will reach everyone who assisted the terrorist." Army Radio identified the terrorist as a 37-year-old Hamas operative who reportedly prepared for the attack on Saturday. Hamas praised the "blessed and heroic operation" as a "legitimate and natural response" to incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque.