IDF
Additional arrests are expected as the investigation into Friday’s confrontation continues.
The operation came a day after an Islamic Jihad member murdered a man in the heart of Tel Aviv.
“We must be a little futuristic. We are in competition with the enemies of Israel,” says Brig. Gen. Oren Giber, head of the IDF’s Merkava and Armored Vehicles Directorate.
Some 7,000 soldiers without family in Israel who can help them currently serve in the IDF.
Only one home has been torn down despite more than 12 deadly attacks involving 17 perpetrators.
A total of 13 wanted terrorism suspects were apprehended in Judea and Samaria overnight.
A woman in her 30s was lightly wounded by flying glass in the drive-by attack.
The terrorist was “neutralized” on the spot, the IDF announced.
The DESEAVER MK-4 system, developed by Israel’s Elbit Systems, is capable of defending ships from simultaneous missile threats from multiple directions.
It was the first time Israeli soldiers entered the city since “Operation Bayit Vagan” in early July.
Six Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists were captured, along with weapons, cash and narcotics.
Likud lawmakers oppose the proposal.
