IDF Launches Broad Operations in Tubas and Beit Furik After Stabbings

The IDF launched broad counterterrorism operations in Beit Furik and Tubas after two stabbing attacks in Samaria and Menashe, the military announced Thursday evening. Two assailants stabbed an Israeli civilian near Itamar, while a third stabbed an IDF soldier at Ganim; both victims were evacuated to hospital and the soldier was lightly wounded. The IDF said all three terrorists were killed. Troops entered an attacker's home in Beit Furik, searched several buildings and questioned suspects, while forces entered Tubas and continued operating to thwart terrorism.