Judea and Samaria
Inadequate fences, security lights, routes for security vehicles and insufficient numbers of encrypted radio devices were all highlighted in the report.
The survey, conducted by Israeli NGO Habithonistim, found that should war erupt between Israel and Arab states, nearly equal numbers of Israel’s Arabs would fight for and against the Jewish state.
Among those apprehended are four suspected accomplices of the terrorists behind the deadly terror attacks in Ariel and Elad, according to the IDF.
Crossings to Judea and Samaria were reopened, ending a closure in place since May 3.
The military also notified the families of the two terrorists responsible for the Ariel shooting of its intention to destroy their homes.
The attack was in response to Israel’s “aggression” on the Temple Mount, says the terror group.
While the spate of unorganized terrorism has decreased for the time being, the incitement that nourished it, coupled with Hamas’s ability to avoid paying prices for the incitement, remains a significant problem, according to a senior expert on the Palestinian arena.
The intelligence agency says it is encountering nonstop efforts by Gazan terror groups to orchestrate attacks in Judea and Samaria.
Ahmed al-Sa’adi was one of 12 suspects arrested during a series of Israeli raids in Judea and Samaria, according to the military.
Palestinian worshippers will be allowed access to the Al-Aqsa mosque on Friday, and humanitarian and exceptional medical cases will be allowed to cross into Israel.
Right-wing Knesset members joined Israelis from across the country in a march to the settlement evacuated in 2005.
“In my eyes, this is the most important thing this government has done up until now,” said Yishai Merling, head of the Settlement Division of the World Zionist Organization.
