Five battalions from the Samaria Brigade entered the Balata refugee camp in Nablus as part of the expanded operations in northern Samaria and as part of Operation 'Iron Wall,' alongside police forces and Shin Bet. The IDF spokesperson reported this, adding that the Nahal Reconnaissance Unit simultaneously began operating in the settlement of Meithalun in Samaria. It was also reported that security forces launched operations in Qalqilya, Salfit and Jayyous in the Ephraim Brigade area. The forces searched hundreds of homes, arrested wanted individuals and confiscated combat equipment and military gear.