Hamas deploys terror forces, resources to West Bank, Israeli security sources claim

Hamas ramps up operations in the West Bank, expanding terror infrastructure and planning attacks against Israelis, while IDF operations intensify.

Security sources claimed that Hamas has been deploying terror forces and resources to carry out attacks across the West Bank, Walla learned on Wednesday. According to estimates from the IDF's Central Command, several incidents involving terror infrastructure, which Hamas has been trying to expand in recent months, are expected to be uncovered and announced soon.

In addition, Central Command estimates indicate that IDF operations within refugee camps in the northern West Bank, along with their territorial presence, has caused Hamas's terror infrastructure in the region to either move, or re-establish itself elsewhere in other areas of the West Bank.

In light of the high-alert warnings of impending terror attacks, Brig.-Gen. Kobi Heller, the incoming commander of the IDF's Judea and Samaria Division, increased the scale of arrest operations against those suspected of terror activities, including overnight operations.

In addition, Hamas representatives in Gaza, the West Bank, and abroad, are channeling funds through various methods to recruit operatives, smuggle weapons and ammunition, and organize terror cells to plan and carry out a variety of attacks against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians, according to military sources.

Hamas is now looking at three tactical arenas before carrying out these attacks. First, exacting a price from Israel for its decision to capture Gaza City, second, preparing for the UN General Assembly where the Palestinian Authority hopes to gain recognition as a state, and third, their ongoing goal to harm Israelis.

Warnings of attacks are coming at a time when security apparatuses are deteriorating, due to the difficulty of paying full salaries to police officers, security officials have warned. These officers, who wear the PA's uniforms, are exposed to temptations from terrorist organizations and rampant incitement on social media.

The current situation is that tens of thousands of civil servants are not receiving their salaries, Israel is preventing Palestinian workers from entering the country, and additionally, it is not advancing the establishment of factories in West Bank industrial zones.

PIJ claims last week's Tulkarm attack on IDF vehicle

An Israeli armored personnel carrier ran over a bomb in the area of Tulkarm near the Nitzani Oz crossing on last week.

Two soldiers were reportedly lightly wounded, and the vehicle was damaged. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.

IDF troops have imposed a lockdown on the city and are carrying out roadblocks and inspections in the area, the military said.

TPS and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.