IDF Dismantles Terrorist Memorials in West Bank
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
The IDF launched "Operation Governance" overnight Tuesday, destroying dozens of monuments honoring terrorists in Judea and Samaria. The operation targeted sites in Nablus and Ya'bad, including a memorial for Yasser al-Hamdouni, convicted in the 2003 murder of Avner Maimon. The action followed a review by Minister Bezalel Smotrich and MK Zvi Sukkot, who praised the move as dismantling incitement infrastructure.
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- The IDF destroyed dozens of monuments honoring terrorists in Judea and Samaria during "Operation Governance."
- The operation targeted sites in Nablus and Ya'bad, including a memorial for convicted terrorist Yasser al-Hamdouni.
- Minister Bezalel Smotrich and MK Zvi Sukkot initiated the review of these monuments.
- Soldiers left messages stating that glorifying terrorism would not be tolerated and would be met with arrest.
- The IDF stated that terrorism only brings destruction and ruin.
- Smotrich and Sukkot hailed the operation as dismantling incitement infrastructure.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a large-scale operation overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, targeting dozens of monuments honoring terrorists in Judea and Samaria. Dubbed "Operation Governance," the operation continued into Wednesday morning in villages and areas identified by the military as centers of incitement. Among the structures destroyed was a significant monument in the center of Nablus. In Ya'bad, southwest of Jenin, Israeli forces also demolished a memorial for Yasser al-Hamdouni, who was convicted for his role in the 2003 murder of Israeli civilian Avner Maimon.
The operation followed a weeks-long survey by Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and Member of Knesset Zvi Sukkot, who had identified numerous monuments they wished to see removed. Soldiers left a message for residents stating that Israeli security forces would not tolerate incitement to terrorism or the glorification of its perpetrators, emphasizing that terrorism brings only destruction. The IDF's actions were widely reported by regional Arab media.
Smotrich and Sukkot praised the demolitions, calling them a dismantling of "incitement infrastructure." They stated that terrorism begins with incitement in public spaces and that change is now happening on the ground, thanking the forces involved for sending a clear message against sites and symbols that praise attacks on Israel.
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