IDF Commander Reportedly Instructed Settlers Not to Alert Officers Before Jericho Entry
Summarized from The Times of Israel by baba
IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth was reportedly informed of and instructed settlers not to alert officers about their illegal entry into eight homes near Jericho on Wednesday, according to Haaretz. The IDF denied the allegations. The settler action has required IDF protection and led to Palestinian residents fleeing due to fear of violence. Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accused Bluth of aiding terrorism, which the IDF rejected.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth reportedly instructed settlers not to alert officers before entering Jericho homes.
- The IDF denied allegations that Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth was informed of and instructed settlers before their illegal entry.
- Settlers entered eight homes near Jericho on Wednesday, claiming legal purchase, though the land is state-owned.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz were reportedly aware of the settler entry but did not intervene.
- Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accused Bluth of aiding terrorism, a claim the IDF called "detached from reality."
- Settler violence has surged recently, with international backlash and few perpetrators prosecuted.
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