Netanyahu Vows "Largest West Bank Operation Since 1967" After Hebron Attack
Translated & summarized from Jüdische Allgemeine by baba
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to "destroy" a Hebron neighborhood following a terror attack, vowing to evacuate residents and dismantle infrastructure. He also declared the IDF is preparing for its largest West Bank operation since 1967. The attack at an IDF checkpoint injured several people before the two assailants were killed. Netanyahu called settlers "heroes" and "role models."
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Netanyahu announced plans to "destroy" a Hebron neighborhood after a terror attack.
- Israel is preparing for its largest West Bank operation since 1967, according to Netanyahu.
- The operation will involve evacuating residents and dismantling terrorist infrastructure.
- Two Palestinian assailants were killed by soldiers after shooting at people at an IDF checkpoint.
- Netanyahu also vowed to clear unauthorized structures in the West Bank.
- Israeli settlers were praised by Netanyahu as "heroes" and "role models."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a significant retaliation for a terror attack near Hebron, vowing to "destroy" the neighborhood from which the two assailants originated. Speaking at the site of the attack, Netanyahu stated that Israel would implement measures to "completely change" the area, drawing parallels to operations conducted in refugee camps previously described as terrorist strongholds.
Netanyahu detailed plans to evacuate residents, conduct house-to-house searches, confiscate weapons, and dismantle the "entire terrorist infrastructure" in the Hebron neighborhood. He attributed the attack, which occurred at an Israeli army checkpoint and injured several people before the two 27-year-old Palestinian assailants were killed by soldiers, to Hamas.
In addition to the targeted operation in Hebron, Netanyahu announced that Israel would clear unauthorized structures in the West Bank, deeming them a "threat to our forces." He also declared that the IDF is preparing for its largest operation in the West Bank since Israel captured the territory from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War, stating that the timing would be determined but the operation is imminent.
Netanyahu praised Israeli settlers in the West Bank as "heroes" and "role models for the people of Israel." The article also noted that an AFP photojournalist had captured images of the exchange of fire with the attackers.
