🛡️ CHIEF OF STAFF APPROVES CONTINUED COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS: IDF Chief of Staff LTG Eyal Zamir held a situational assessment and initial debriefing at the scene of Friday’s deadly terrorist attack in the village of Tel, in the Samaria Regional Brigade area. He approved plans for continued counterterrorism operations and instructed the IDF to further reinforce troops throughout the area.
“We are pursuing every terrorist involved in this attack. We will reach all of them and hold them accountable,” Zamir said.
Zamir said the IDF had reinforced its forces in Judea and Samaria in recent weeks and deployed many additional troops following the attack. The reinforcements are intended to strengthen defensive operations and offensive activity against terrorist infrastructure.
He said the IDF would intensify operations wherever necessary to thwart terrorism, protect Israeli civilians and prevent further escalation. He stressed that the IDF, Israel Police and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) are responsible for maintaining law and order and combating terrorism in the area.
Zamir expressed condolences to the families of MSG (Res.) Benyahu Melet and MAJ Yuval Ezra, of blessed memory, and wished the wounded a speedy recovery.
❌ MORE THAN 70 WANTED SUSPECTS APPREHENDED: Overnight and throughout the morning, IDF soldiers, the Israel Security Agency and Israel Border Police conducted extensive counterterrorism operations across Judea and Samaria. More than 70 wanted suspects were apprehended and transferred to the security forces for further processing.
In the Samaria Regional Brigade, forces completed a brigade-level operation in the Tel area, where the terrorist who carried out Friday’s shooting attack resided. Eleven wanted suspects were apprehended and approximately 80 additional suspects were questioned.
In the Menashe Regional Brigade, forces searched more than 300 locations. They apprehended Hamas-affiliated terrorists and suspects involved in advancing explosive-device attacks.
In the Binyamin Regional Brigade, approximately 20 wanted suspects were apprehended at several locations. They included suspects involved in advancing terrorist attacks, Molotov cocktail attacks and weapons trafficking. Approximately 50 additional suspects were questioned.
In the Ephraim Regional Brigade, forces apprehended 15 wanted suspects, including Hamas affiliates, individuals accused of inciting terrorism and suspects involved in advancing terrorist activity.
During an operation in the Tulkarm area, forces also apprehended a terrorist who intended to carry out an attack and a wanted Hamas affiliate.
In the Etzion and Judea Regional Brigades, forces apprehended 16 wanted suspects, including suspects accused of terrorist incitement, Hamas affiliates and weapons traffickers. Hunting weapons were also located and confiscated.
❗️ WEAPON RECOVERED AFTER VIOLENT CONFRONTATION NEAR SUSYA: Following an initial report of a shooting near the community of Susya, the IDF clarified that the incident was not a shooting attack. A violent confrontation had erupted between Israeli civilians and Palestinians near a farm in the area, during which both sides hurled rocks.
An initial IDF inquiry determined that terrorists attacked an off-duty IDF soldier and stole his weapon. Shots were subsequently fired into the air, but no injuries were caused by the gunfire.
IDF soldiers located and recovered the weapon shortly afterward. Forces continued pursuing the terrorist and established roadblocks in the area.
A 25-year-old Israeli man suffered a head injury after being struck by a rock. Magen David Adom evacuated him to a hospital in moderate condition.
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