IDF Admits Prior Knowledge of Settlers' Tour Before Deadly Attack in West Bank

The Israel Defense Forces officially acknowledged that they were informed in advance about settlers' plans to conduct a tour in the area of the West Bank village of Tel. Despite this prior knowledge, the military did not prepare security arrangements to protect the hikers. This failure contributed to a deadly attack that resulted in the deaths of Binyahu Malat and Lieutenant Colonel Yuval Ezra. The incident has raised questions about the IDF's operational readiness and response in the region. Arrest operations are ongoing in the Samaria area following the attack, according to the IDF spokesperson and military correspondent Doron Kedosh from Galei Tzahal news.