The security establishment fears that the murder of the 14-year-old Benjamin Ahimeir will ignite the entire Judea and Samaria division. The IDF began increasing forces in the area and the centers of friction throughout Yosh due to the suspicion of revenge by extreme right activists against Palestinians, and in order to prevent violent disturbances.
The investigation of the incident has been transferred to the Israel Police, which has already collected details from the scene by a forensic laboratory and the Shin Bet. At this stage it is estimated that a terrorist ambushed the boy while he was grazing with the flock in the open and surprised him at close range. The treatment moved to the intelligence level. The commander of the YOS division, Brigadier General Yikki Dolf, directed all the regional division commanders to talk to the heads of the localities, councils and influential parties. The potential of the event is large and explosive and has the potential to set the entire Yosh on fire, and therefore the police, MGB and IDF will increase their forces.