Cleared for publication: The police on Sunday evening arrested four Palestinians and an Israeli Arab in Umm el-Fahem. Three of them are suspected of planning to carry out a terror attack in Israel and are related to earlier security warnings. The other two detainees are illegal residents.

Following a security warning, the Wadi Ara road in the north of Israel was blocked for traffic for hours...

...On Sunday afternoon, the police blocked Road 65 for traffic from east to west following warnings on terrorists' plans to carry out a terror attack. The road reopened after three hours.

The police set up roadblocks in the entire area, and every vehicle underwent a security check, for fear that a terrorist was hiding in one of the cars.

The Northern District Police spokesman added that "due to the high alert in the Northern District area, focusing on the Wadi Ara and Umm el-Fahem areas, police cars will patrol the routes, roadblocks will be set up, and comprehensive security checks of vehicles and suspects will take place."

The Northern District Police called on the public to be patient and not come near the area at this stage...