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The IDF reported early Tuesday morning that twelve Palestinian Islamic Jihad-associated militants were arrested in a joint activity of the IDF and ISA (Shin-Bet) which took place in the Jenin area last night. The activity was coordinated with the Civil Administration.

The suspects are senior activists in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Judea and Samaria Region and are suspected of providing guidance in planning terror activities as well as transferring finances and taking an active part in the rebuilding of terror networks in the region. This is part of a continuing IDF-ISA campaign to prevent the infrastructure of terror  gaining hold in the Judea and Samaria region, aimed at the Islamic Jihad..

In addition, GOC Central Command, Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi, ordered to close the offices of the "El Bara'a" association in Jenin and its possessions were confiscated. These actions took place due to its associations with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Gaza-based organization "The Soul of Jerusalem", both of which were declared illegal organizations as they operate constantly in order to harm the security of Israel's citizens and security forces.

The Islamic Jihad terrorist organization threatens openly to attack 'everywhere in Israel,'  and “applauds all efforts to respond to the crimes committed daily against our people," including the recent Jerusalem terror attack at the main bus station, which it applauded.