Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

IDF says it arrested four Islamic Jihad members planning an attack in raids on Qabatiya and Arraba, near Jenin

ATTACK
Location
Qabatiya and Arraba, south-west of Jenin, West Bank (between the two villages ±6 km)
Actors
Israel
Importance
Standard

The Israeli military said on 13 October 2026 that, during the week, soldiers guided by Shin Bet intelligence carried out two arrest operations in the villages of Qabatiya and Arraba in the Menashe Brigade sector of the northern West Bank, detaining four Palestinian Islamic Jihad members it said were planning an attack in the area. It said that in a separate operation in the Beit Rima area troops arrested a wanted man it accused of arms trafficking, and that all were handed over for questioning. The IDF did not give dates or casualties. The pin sits between the two villages south-west of Jenin.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: IDF: Thwarted terror attack in northern Samaria: four Islamic Jihad terrorists apprehended in the Menashe Brigade, IDF: apprehended 4 Islamic Jihad terrorists planning an attack in northern Samaria, in Qabatiya and Arraba

Official IDF statement on Telegram and X; no Palestinian account of these arrests in this pass.