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Israeli Military Demolishes Dozens of Memorials in West Bank
The IDF launched a large-scale operation overnight to demolish approximately 50 memorials in Judea and Samaria that glorify terrorists. Security forces warned local residents that they will not permit incitement to terror or the glorification of its perpetrators, stating that anyone supporting terror would be arrested and such sites dismantled.
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- 01The IDF launched an overnight operation to demolish approximately 50 memorials in Judea and Samaria that glorify terrorists.
- 02Security forces warned residents that anyone promoting or supporting terror would be arrested and their memorials dismantled.
- 03Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and MK Tzvi Sukkot praised the operation as cutting off the infrastructure of incitement.
- 04The operation follows the demolition of a memorial listing 38 deceased students and graduates at Birzeit University on Monday.
- 05Minister Smotrich had previously submitted a list of about 40 Palestinian memorials in August, demanding their demolition.
- 06According to Al-Shams, the demolitions occur amid escalating tensions, military incursions, and violence by Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria.
The operation follows the recent destruction of a memorial at Birzeit University, north of Ramallah, during a Monday raid. The destroyed monument bore the names of 38 students and graduates killed by Israeli forces. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich had previously submitted a list of about 40 Palestinian memorials in August, demanding their demolition.
Minister Bezalel Smotrich and MK Tzvi Sukkot praised the overnight operation, stating that the State of Israel is cutting off the infrastructure of incitement to terror. The military message to residents added that terror has brought nothing but destruction, comparing it to the ruin Hamas brought upon the Gaza Strip.
According to Al-Shams, the demolitions coincide with an escalation of tensions in Judea and Samaria, marked by frequent Israeli military incursions and violence by Jewish residents. The targeted memorials commemorate individuals killed by Israeli military fire.
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