Israel Strikes Back: 400 Terrorists Arrested, Cells Dismantled, and Iran’s Proxy War Exposed in Massive Judea and Samaria Operation.
In a thunderous show of force and determination, the Israel Defense Forces, alongside Shin Bet and Border Police, swept through Judea and Samaria last month, arresting approximately 400 wanted Palestinian terrorists in a relentless, surgical campaign to crush Iran-backed terror networks seeking to ignite further violence against Israeli civilians.
Operation Rising Lion: Israel’s Message to Iran
Between June 13–24, under “Operation Rising Lion,” the IDF launched more than 2,500 precision raids across Judea and Samaria, systematically targeting Iran’s “last proxy” in the region. Intelligence reports cited by Israeli media confirm what many suspected: Tehran is desperate to inflame terror against Israel in the aftermath of the Gaza War, using Palestinian terror groups as cannon fodder in its obsessive campaign to destabilize the Jewish state.
ISRAEL: 🇮🇱
— Shiri_Sabra (@sabra_the) July 3, 2025
The IDF has detained 400 terrorists from six separate terror cells in the past month during military operations in Judea and Samaria (West Bank).
The release said that the IDF interrogated several hundred additional suspects for their connection to the cells,… pic.twitter.com/FV0AWbkFOp
Terror Cells Obliterated, Weapons Seized, and Terror Funds Frozen
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Six terror cells plotting attacks on civilians and soldiers were dismantled before they could spill more innocent blood.
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160 illegal weapons, including rifles, handguns, and makeshift explosives, were confiscated.
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Over one million shekels in terror funds were seized, choking off cash pipelines intended to finance murder.
Precision Raids and Elite Unit Strikes
The IDF’s elite Duvdevan unit arrested three terror suspects in Tubas, while explosive labs were neutralized in the Balata camp in Nablus, a hub notorious for harboring bomb-makers.
In Tulkarem and Shuweika, IDF forces arrested additional suspects and seized a cache of “military equipment” before it could be turned on Israeli families.
In a swift operation near Efrat, four terrorists from Al-Khader who attacked Jewish drivers with Molotov cocktails on June 9 were hunted down, arrested, and confessed during interrogation. Their confessions not only revealed operational details but also exposed the networks supporting these attacks.
In Hebron, four more wanted terrorists were taken into custody, with additional combat equipment seized near Bethlehem.
While you were sleeping, the IDF was cleaning up terrorist trash in Judea and Samaria (formerly known as the West Bank).
— 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 Am Yisrael Chai 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@AmYisraelChai_X) July 3, 2025
The IDF apprehended 6 terror cells intending to carry out attacks in Israel.
400 wanted individuals were apprehended, and 160 weapons were also confiscated. pic.twitter.com/AYzlFsSo66
Justice for the Murdered: Hebron Terrorist’s Home to Be Demolished
The IDF announced that OC Central Command Major General Avi Bluth signed off on the demolition of the Hebron home of Abd al-Rahim Himoni, the terrorist responsible for the October 1, 2024 massacre that killed seven civilians, including Greek, Georgian, and Moldovan nationals. Several accomplices who supplied the murderers with weapons and transportation have been arrested, dismantling the infrastructure that enabled the slaughter.
Editorial Analysis: Why It Matters
While Western pundits and so-called “human rights” activists remain fixated on demonizing Israel’s right to self-defense, the reality on the ground is clear: Iran’s hand is behind the terror gripping Judea and Samaria, aiming to turn it into another Gaza, and the IDF is Israel’s shield against this agenda.
Every raid, every arrest, and every dismantled terror cell is a strike against Iran’s proxy war and a step toward safeguarding Israeli children on their way to school, families driving on the roads of Judea, and worshippers in the holy cities of Hebron and Jerusalem.
Israel will not stand idle while terrorists plot in bedrooms turned bomb factories under the banner of “resistance.”The IDF’s Operation Rising Lion is a reminder that the Jewish state remains vigilant, capable, and unyielding in its commitment to protect its people from those who seek to destroy it.
