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Ali Ramzi al-Assad, 31, known in the terrorist group as “the engineer commander,” was reportedly killed in a suburb of Damascus.
“When [judicial reform] passes it will be too late, we want to make an impact before the point of no return,” says Maj. A.
It hasn’t conducted an attack in Israel for 17 years, said Liram Koblentz-Stenzler of the global far-right extremism desk at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism and a visiting Yale fellow.
Two wanted terrorists were eliminated during the daytime raid.
Josep Borrell equated Palestinian terror attacks with counterterror operations undertaken by the Israel Defense Forces.
A year after the IDF launched the massive counter-terror effort in Judea and Samaria, Israel is still grappling with a Palestinian terror wave, but many innocent lives have been saved, says IDF officer.
“You cannot have an army where people say that if the government doesn’t do what I want, I won’t serve. Today, it will be judicial reform. Tomorrow, it will be removal of settlements,” said Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi.
The Palestinians were unarmed and taken for questioning.
Two-week drill follows January’s “Juniper Oak” exercise in Israel.
Golani Brigade troops returned fire after coming under attack near Jit junction; a fourth terrorist turned himself in • “Job well done,” says Israel’s defense minister.
The thwarted attack came after a terrorist shooting in Tel Aviv, where three people were wounded by a Palestinian gunman.
IDF chief Herzi Halevi approved the decision after the air force officer encouraged others to skip training to protest judicial reforms.
