Netanyahu Announces Plan for Hebron Neighborhoods, West Bank Operation
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans for operations in Hebron neighborhoods, including resident evacuation and destruction of infrastructure, citing a recent attack. He also revealed preparations for a large-scale West Bank military operation, the biggest since 1967, and affirmed continued settlement expansion. The prime minister praised soldiers who neutralized the attackers in the recent incident.
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- Prime Minister Netanyahu announced plans to evacuate Hebron residents and destroy infrastructure after a recent attack.
- He stated the Israeli military is preparing for a large-scale West Bank operation not seen since 1967.
- Netanyahu affirmed the government's commitment to expanding settlements and regularizing outposts.
- The planned Hebron operations will involve house searches and weapon confiscation.
- The prime minister praised soldiers for neutralizing the perpetrators of the recent attack.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to conduct operations in specific neighborhoods of Hebron, which he claimed were the origin of a recent shooting attack. The operations will involve evacuating residents, searching homes, confiscating weapons, and destroying what he termed "terrorist infrastructure." Netanyahu stated that this approach mirrors a successful offensive model used in refugee camps, which Israel considers strongholds of terrorism.
He explained that forces would enter the targeted Hebron neighborhood, evacuate residents, and then dismantle infrastructure deemed connected to armed activity. Netanyahu indicated that Israeli forces would impose a security cordon around Hebron and Halhul, and the government would consider expanding this model to other West Bank cities. He also announced accelerated efforts to remove what he described as illegal structures along roads, claiming they pose a threat to Israeli forces.
Furthermore, Netanyahu revealed that the Israeli military is preparing for a large-scale operation in the West Bank, describing it as the most significant since the 1967 Six-Day War. He stated that the army is ready and the timing of the operation will be determined, but it is imminent.
In parallel, Netanyahu affirmed his government's commitment to expanding settlements and regularizing outposts, announcing plans to build and organize over one hundred new settlements and more than one hundred outposts. He contrasted this with the destruction of "terrorist infrastructure," stating, "We will destroy the infrastructure of terrorism, and we will build the infrastructure of settlement."
Netanyahu also commented on the recent shooting attack near Hebron, stating that the perpetrators targeted civilians and forces before elections. He praised the soldiers who engaged the attackers, resulting in the neutralization of the perpetrators despite some soldiers being injured.
