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The need for a volunteer backup force became clear during police personnel shortages during riots in Arab-Israeli areas in May 2021.
While Palestinian Islamic Jihad is said to have launched the rocket, the Israeli military still holds Hamas accountable for any unrest in the area.
P.A. Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh: “Jenin is supplying a picture of resistance of the first order.”
The order was signed after Israel’s High Court of Justice rejected an appeal by the terrorist’s family.
An interview with Col. Arik Moyal, commander of the IDF’s Menashe (Jenin) Regional Brigade, who is determined to end the current wave of terror attacks.
Israeli forces have arrested 19 terror suspects in Judea and Samaria in the past 24 hours, including one who had escaped from P.A. custody and was planning an imminent attack.
Violent riots broke out during arrest operations in Qalqilya, Beita and Tulkarm, according to the military.
Israeli forces securing the site for repair crews returned fire as hundreds of rioters hurled rocks and firebombs, according to the Israeli military.
At the same time, during a tour of the seam-line area in Samaria, the defense minister detailed Israel’s plans to quash the recent terror wave.
The decision follows a situational assessment held by the military in light of a series of recent terrorist incidents.
One of the suspects is believed to have participated in the vandalism of Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus; Israeli forces came under attack during the operation.
Col. (res.) Moshe Elad, one of the founders of security coordination between the Israel Defense Forces and the P.A., notes that the “glorification of martyrs” is a daily event for Palestinian leaders.
