Ya’bad was the home of Palestinian terrorist Diaa Hamarsheh, who entered Israel illegally from the village and was shot dead in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, on March 28, killing five people. The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed that special forces – including troops from the selected Shayetet 13 naval unit – had carried out weapons searches in the area and arrested eight Palestinian suspects in terrorist activities. The military said forces found ammunition and one or more IDF uniforms in the home of one of the suspects, and an explosive device “to be used to carry out an attack” was confiscated in another house. During the raid, Palestinians clashed with troops, including fire and explosive devices, according to the IDF. No Israeli soldiers were injured. Get the Times of Israel Daily E-mail and never miss our top stories By registering, you agree to the terms The Palestinian Authority’s health ministry said 11 Palestinians had been injured in clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank. Four of them were injured by bullets – one in the Jenin area, two in Jericho and one in Tulkarem. Most of the other injured were slightly injured by shrapnel or drowned by tear gas. Meanwhile, Palestinian rioters apparently entered Joseph’s tomb near the town of Nablus and vandalized the shrine overnight. Footage showed dozens of Palestinians entering the area and smashing objects inside. Burning marks are also seen in photos from the spot. The tomb is worshiped by Jews, Christians and Muslims and has often been a hotbed of violence. Palestinians stormed Joseph’s tomb, a Jewish shrine outside Nablus, and vandalized it pic.twitter.com/ck9mFnzLyT – Amichai Stein (@ AmichaiStein1) April 10, 2022 #Watch the start of an angry march in the Balata camp in #Nablus, towards Joseph’s grave, in support of #Jenin. pic.twitter.com/4Ypi9meih7 – Newpress | New Press (@NewpressPs) April 9, 2022 “The vandalism of Joseph’s tomb is a serious incident and a serious violation of the freedom of worship in one of the holiest places for any Jew. “It violates the feelings of the entire Jewish nation, especially when it happens during the Muslim holy month,” said Defense Minister Benny Ganj, pledging to restore the site and prevent such incidents in the future. “This morning I sent a strong message to the Palestinian Authority, calling for the immediate reinforcement of its officials on the ground and for decisive action against the insurgents and terrorists who are undermining stability and security in the holy sites,” he added. Separately overnight, the IDF said it had prevented a “terrorist cell” from attempting to enter Israel with a submachine gun. According to the military, the troops chased a suspicious vehicle in the North West Bank along the security barrier, before someone in the car threw out a bag containing the weapon and ammunition and fled. Yesterday afternoon, IDF forces located a passenger vehicle in the seam area of the Menashe Territorial Brigade, from which a bag was fired, while inside the bag was found a Carlo type weapon, which was transported for further processing by the image security forces. twitter.com/aeHDabs9te Israeli Defense Forces (@idfonline) April 10, 2022 Sunday’s operation came a day after Israeli forces stormed the home of Jenin, the terrorist who carried out a deadly shooting attack in Tel Aviv on Thursday night, killing three people. According to the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health, one Palestinian was killed and at least 13 others were injured in the clashes. Israeli security forces and emergency personnel at the site of the March 28, 2022 terrorist attack in Bnei Brack, in which five people were killed. (Jack Guez / AFP) The army reportedly tried to arrest the father of Ra’ad Hazem, the terrorist who killed three people when he opened fire on a bar in Tel Aviv on Thursday night, but was not home at the time of the operation. Police and rescue teams at the scene of the terrorist attack on Dizengoff Street in central Tel Aviv. (Avshalom Sassoni / FLASH90) Saturday’s raid came hours after Army Chief Aviv Kohavi said the army would intensify its activities in the North West Bank, following several deadly terrorist attacks on Palestinians in the Jenin area and as officials reportedly believed that the loses control of the area. Kohavi instructed the IDF to expand and increase its offensive operations in the West Bank, especially in the northern cities from which recent terrorists have emerged. According to the state broadcaster Kan, the Palestinian Authority is being challenged for control of the area around Jenin by both the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization and members of Fatah, a Palestinian faction apparently led by the president of the Palestinian Authority. Israeli officials want the Palestinian Authority to crack down on terror in the region, but fear it will not be able to do so, according to Friday news reports. Last week, Israeli troops attempted to capture a group of terrorists en route to an attack. Three members of the Islamic Jihad were killed in a clash near Jenin and four Israeli soldiers were wounded. On Saturday, the IDF announced that three more military companies would be sent to reinforce defense operations in the border area of the “seam zone” along the Green Line that separates Israel from the West Bank. There are many gaps in the West Bank dam and the IDF has sent thousands of troops in recent weeks to the area of the sewing zone to prevent Palestinians from crossing into Israel. Soldiers search the site of a terrorist attack on Dizengoff Street in downtown Tel Aviv on April 7, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton / Flash90) Other attacks in recent weeks in Khanderag and Bersheba by Arab-Israelites believed to have been inspired by Islamic State have left six dead. The escalation came before and during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – often a period of intense tension in Israel and the West Bank. Israel has stepped up security measures in response to the attacks and has deployed additional forces in the West Bank, Gaza border and major cities such as Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Aaron Boxerman contributed to this report. We tell a critical story Israel is now a much more important player on the world stage than its size suggests. 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