JERUSALEM (VINnews) — IDF troops destroyed a bomb-making laboratory during a raid in the Tulkarem refugee camp over the weekend, the military announced Sunday.

The operation took place Friday after intelligence indicated the presence of the site, according to the IDF. Soldiers from the Kfir Brigade located and dismantled the lab, which was used to manufacture improvised explosive devices intended for attacks against Israeli forces and civilians.

In the lab, troops found approximately 200 pipe bombs along with other IEDs, some fashioned from fire extinguishers. They also discovered gas cylinders and about 50 kilograms of explosive material, the military said.

“The charges prepared in the lab were meant to harm IDF forces operating in Judea and Samaria and for use in carrying out attacks against Israeli civilians,” the IDF stated in Hebrew. “The lab was active before the IDF began its continuous activity in the northern Samaria camps.”

The military has conducted ongoing counterterrorism operations in the area for over a year, during which forces have repeatedly uncovered weapons, ammunition and explosive devices.

Tulkarem and its refugee camp have been a focal point for Palestinian terror activity, with multiple raids in recent months uncovering similar bomb-making infrastructure.

No injuries were reported among Israeli troops during the raid.