The IDF killed a terrorist who infiltrated Negohot, a town in the West Bank near Hebron, after terrorist infiltration sirens sounded in the settlement early on Saturday morning.
The terrorist was armed with a knife, the IDF stated, but no injuries resulting from the infiltration were reported.
IDF said troops, directed by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), operated in the Khirbet Fuqeiqah area, adjacent to the Negohot community, where the terrorist resided.
During a raid, the soldiers found an improvised weapon and military equipment, including a vest and a helmet.
IDF foils drug smuggling attempt on Jordan border, seizes drugs worth millions of shekels
In an earlier incident in the West Bank, IDF forces thwarted a drug smuggling attempt on the Jordan border and seized millions of shekels worth of drugs.
The military said on Friday that soldiers from the Jordan Lions Battalion seized approximately 75 kilograms of drugs, which were transferred to the Israel Police for further processing.
The details on how the drugs were attempted to be smuggled were not shared by the military, while there were no reports of people detained during the incident.
This is a developing story.