Judea and Samaria
“If we need to bring another two battalions to Judea and Samaria and stop all training, we will do so,” says the IDF chief of staff.
An IDF soldier was lightly injured and evacuated to a hospital for further treatment.
Col. Grisha Yakubovich (res.) says Fatah is increasingly adopting the Islamist movement’s rhetoric of promoting armed attacks on Israelis.
The 53-year-old was shot dead during riots sparked by the detainment of a senior Hamas member.
Those reserving accommodations will be cautioned they are traveling to a “disputed, conflict-affected” area that “may pose greater risks.”
The security deterioration in areas around Jenin and Nablus is forcing Israel to consider new options, as daily shootings become the norm.
Palestinian intelligence chief Majed Faraj and PLO Secretary General Hussein al-Sheikh reportedly said they could not strengthen joint mechanisms to quell a surge of violence due to ongoing IDF operations in Judea and Samaria.
The Palestinian gunmen crossed the security barrier in northern Samaria and opened fire on Israeli forces dispatched to intercept, according to the Israeli military.
The soldier was was attacked when he went to relieve himself near an abandoned military outpost, inside of which the assailant was hiding.
The Vermont-based company reportedly plans to file a revised complaint in New York federal court.
“This is the time to unite against those who seek our harm, the Palestinian Authority and other terrorist organizations,” says the Judea and Samaria umbrella group’s new chairman.
With the power struggle in the Palestinian Authority in full swing, Israel heading to its fifth election in three years and Hamas waiting in the wings, conditions are ripe for a serious security deterioration, says Arab affairs expert IDF Col. David Hacham.
