More than 200 suspected Hamas terrorists arrested in the last week, IDF says

Israeli soldiers are seen on Friday, Dec. 15 in a tunnel that the military says Hamas militants used to attack the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

The Israel Defense Forces said Saturday that its troops working in cooperation with the Shin Bet intelligence agency have arrested more than 200 individuals suspected to be linked to Hamas activities in the Gaza Strip.

"Some of the arrested operatives chose to assimilate into the civilian population and surrender, and were taken to Israel with the field investigators of Unit 504 in the Intelligence Division and the Shin Bet coordinators," the IDF said.