Tel Aviv, Jan. 27 -- Israeli security forces eliminated 15 Palestinian terrorists and arrested 40 wanted suspects in the Jenin refugee camp, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said on Monday as an ongoing counterterror operation neared the end of its first week.

The IDF and Shin Bet said forces also confiscated numerous weapons.

"As part of the operation, commando fighters located a bomb inside a washing machine in one of the buildings in Jenin and destroyed dozens of bombs that had been planted on roads in order to harm our forces," the IDF said. "In another operation, an observation post was located containing gas cylinders intended for preparing bombs."

Separately, Hamas confirmed on Monday that two ...