IDF forces, Shin Bet operatives and Border Guard officers carried out a special arrest operation overnight Tuesday in Yehudah and Shomron.

Six Arabs suspected of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at the road leading from Gush Etzion to Beitar Illit and Beit Shemesh were arrested in the village of Husan, next to Beitar Illit.

The arrest of the suspects was made by soldiers of the 82nd Battalion – operating in the field in accordance with intelligence means.

“This is a direct continuation of the general effort of the IDF forces to enable a calm and safe life for the residents of the entire region,” the IDF spokesperson said.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)