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Israel can no longer be satisfied with the “appearance of victory in the eyes of its enemies,” says Deputy Knesset Speaker Zvi Hauser of the New Hope Party.
The suspect was evacuated to hospital in serious condition; 18 arrested during IDF counter-terror raids in Judea and Samaria.
The assailant, who was later found to be armed with a knife and a bottle of acid, had attempted to force his way into a car after hurling a large rock at it • Police foil terrorist attack in the Sharon district.
The strikes reportedly targeted weapons depots and “Iranian sites,” in an area known to house facilities associated with Hezbollah’s precision-missile project.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett: “I eulogized him at his funeral and now the people of Israel have the privilege of openly knowing him, the name and face of this hero of Israel: Lt. Col. Mahmoud Kheir al-Din.”
The suspects were arrested in the villages of Brukin and Rumana in northern Samaria, the military stated.
The Palestinian Authority has so far rejected Israeli requests for a joint forensic investigation.
More than half of intelligence alerts regarding terror plots trace back to Jenin • Three separate fire exchanges took place during IDF operation • Palestinian gunmen fired in indiscriminate manner.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett also says “the enemy knows that if he drags us into a conflict, he will pay an unbearably heavy price.”
Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh was likely hit by “indiscriminate fire” of Palestinian gunmen, says Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Israeli missiles struck near the town of Hader in northern Quneitra, causing damage but no casualties, according to official Syrian media; Israeli media reports a separate attack on a Syrian military post.
Israeli forces came under “massive fire” during an arrest raid, according to the military; the source of the bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh is being investigated.
