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Arabs Set Fire to Tomb of Eleazar the Priest in Samaria
On Wednesday, Palestinian rioters set fire to the Tomb of Eleazar the Priest, a holy site located in the village of Awarta in Judea and Samaria. The act of vandalism sparked widespread anger among local residents.
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What happened
- 01Palestinian rioters set fire to the Tomb of Eleazar the Priest in the Judea and Samaria village of Awarta on Wednesday.
- 02Samaria Regional Council Head Yossi Dagan strongly condemned the arson, comparing the perpetrators' behavior to the terrorist organization ISIS.
- 03Yossi Dagan called for a decisive security response and military operation from the government, the IDF, and the security establishment.
- 04The Samaria Regional Council announced it will act to restore and repair the damaged holy site.
- 05Yossi Dagan expressed full confidence in the IDF and security forces to apprehend those responsible, noting they hold the sole authority to use force.
Yossi Dagan, Head of the Samaria Regional Council, strongly condemned the arson, comparing the perpetrators' actions to those of the terrorist organization ISIS. He stated that the perpetrators behave like ISIS time and again.
Dagan called on the Israeli government, the IDF, and the security establishment to take decisive action against those responsible for the fire. He emphasized that merely repairing the damage to the holy site is insufficient and demanded a firm security operation.
While stressing that the authority for operational force rests solely with the IDF and the security apparatus, Dagan expressed full confidence in the security forces to do their job. He also announced that the Samaria Regional Council will work to restore and repair the damaged holy site.
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