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IDF dismantles explosives cache in Beit Ummar school

The IDF has detailed the arrest of two terrorists and the subsequent dismantling of an explosives cache they concealed in a school in Beit Ummar.

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Beit Ummar, West Bank
Updated
Monday, 20 April 2026 at 06:01 UTC
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The Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency have detailed an operation that began approximately two weeks ago when two terrorists hurled explosives and Molotov cocktails toward the community of Karmei Tzur, causing no injuries. IDF soldiers apprehended the two attackers, who were transferred for questioning by the ISA. Following the interrogation, IDF and Israeli Border Police forces located and dismantled an explosives cache that had been concealed in a school in Beit Ummar, with no damage reported to the school building. The IDF stated it views the use of schools for terrorist activity with the utmost severity and will continue operations to thwart such threats.
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20 AprPalestinian Violence

The IDF provided a detailed timeline, revealing the attack on Karmei Tzur occurred two weeks ago and that the terrorists were arrested following the attack, prior to the cache being located.

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