Jaffa attackers crossed through gap in security barrier

The two terrorists from Hebron who murdered seven people in Jaffa last week crossed into pre-1967 Israel at a breach in the Judea and Samaria security fence in the Jerusalem area.

According to the report by Israel’s Army Radio on Sunday, the conditions along the Seam Line have deteriorated to the level they were before the wave of terrorist attacks in 2022 and 2023, with hundreds of gaps along the entire fence and thousands of Palestinians crossing illegally every day.

There is no monitoring, surveillance or control, military correspondent Doron Kadosh reported.

The defense establishment estimates that there are around 40,000 illegal infiltrators inside Green Line Israel and is warning that the Jaffa attack could be only the beginning unless the issue is addressed.

For example, at one known illegal crossing point in the Jerusalem area, 1,100 Arabs attempted to cross in September alone, with only around 190 caught and the rest entering Israel.

Recently, another terrorist from the Hebron area planning a shooting attack was caught inside pre-1967 Israel. He was found inside a vehicle transporting illegal entrants on Route 6.

“We are helpless against the phenomenon of illegal entrants, which has claimed and will continue to claim lives in Israel,” Kadosh quotes security officials as saying.

The defense establishment is telling the political leadership in Jerusalem to make a decision on the entry of Palestinian workers from Judea and Samaria, calling the current situation untenable.

“There are two options: Either regulate the entry of workers, as the defense establishment recommends, with strict monitoring and checks of those entering, tracking of employers and ensuring the workers’ return to the West Bank; or decide to seal the breaches in the fence and separate the Israeli and Palestinian economies,” Kadosh wrote.