Yehudah and Shomron have undergone a dramatic revolution in recent months, with an unprecedented drop in terror attacks, a recent Ynet report said.

Of course, as Am Yisrael mourns over the brutal murder of a mother on the way to give birth on Wednesday evening, frum Jews are aware of the constant Yad Hashem. The number of “attempted” terror attacks in the Shomron is staggering and there are constant nissim on the roads of Yehudah and Shomron every single day.

According to security data, which was revealed for the first time in the report, the number of terror attacks in the Shomron in April 2025 was the lowest in five years, 46, of which three were significant (shooting, stabbing, or explosives). The average monthly number of attacks in 2023 was 214, in 2024 it stood at 115, and in 2025, only 57.

So far in 2025, the average number of attacks has been cut by less than half. Since the beginning of January, the Shin Bet has thwarted about 500 attacks.

Operation Iron Wall, a special operation to fight terrorism in the Shomron, has focused on thwarting terrorist infrastructure in the refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams. IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police forces are carrying out engineering operations to redesign the camps – widening roads, dividing the camps into “quarters,” and creating rapid access for IDF forces and ease of operation in the camps.

“The goal is to turn the camp into an open city where you can reach any point quickly,” a security official explained.

About 3,000 Palestinians fled the Jenin refugee camp in the wake of Operation Iron Wall, and the IDF considered anyone left in the camp a terrorist. IDF engineering forces razed about 100 buildings used for terror to the ground.

The next stage was the demolition of about 100 terror sites in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps. News of the impending demolition caused panic on the streets, and thousands of residents began streaming out of the camps. The majority of these residents will not return, which is another step towards the broader goal of allowing IDF forces to freely operate in the camps and permanently rid them of terror.

At the same time, IDF forces are pursuing terrorists who fled from the refugee camps to villages such as Qabatiya. The targeted, intelligence-based raids cause the terrorists to feel “hunted.”

“They’re hiding in caves, but we’re reaching them,” a military source stated. The result: the refugee camps are relatively empty, support for terrorist battalions on social media is decreasing, and the Palestinian public understands that there is a heavy price for terrorism.

Funding for terror is also being targeted, with NIS 46 million of terror funds confiscated since the launch of the Swords of Iron war. Three large currency exchange houses have been closed, and 23 branches of currency exchange networks were declared illegal. Containers that concealed the transfer of funds for terrorism have been seized, and arms smuggling routes on the eastern border are under close surveillance.

In conclusion, Ynet stated that “the Yehudah and Shomron arena is very difficult to predict and can quickly escalate from events that do not necessarily occur within its boundaries. Above all, there is the nightmare scenario of a repeat of the October 7th massacre in the yishuvim (chalilah). The Yehuda and Shomron sector has been undergoing tectonic shifts over the past two years. What began as political moves within the government – starting with the transfer of powers of the Civil Administration to Minister Betzalel Smotrich and ending with the removal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant – continues now with operational-tactical changes to halt terrorism.”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)