All Israeli troops left Jenin in the West Bank completing the withdrawal that began last night. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said the objectives of the operation had been achieved. Hagari added that troops will remain on alert "so that they are prepared for what is needed." "The fight against terrorism is not over but our situation - he noted - is better now that the camp (refugees, ed) has lost capacity".
The Israeli army reports that five rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip, but were successfully intercepted.
"Five rockets - reads a statement from the Israeli army - were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory. The Israel Defense Force's air defense deployment successfully intercepted them."
Terrorism returns to strike Tel Aviv just over 24 hours after the Israeli army's military operation in Jenin in the West Bank. A 20-year-old Palestinian from a village near Hebron - without a permit to enter Israel - struck in the north of the city causing 8 injuries, including 3 seriously: a pregnant woman underwent surgery. According to Israeli police chief Yaacov Shabtai, Abed al-Wahab Khalaila driving a van first ran over people at a bus stop in the Ramat HaHayal neighborhood, then got out of the vehicle and began stabbing passers-by, as shown by the impressive images of videos spread on social media. "He was stopped - explained Shabtai - by the courageous intervention of a civilian". In the same videos we see the civilian, descending from a motorcycle and still with his helmet on his head, shooting the Palestinian several shots.
From Gaza, Hamas and Islamic Jihad immediately praised the attack as "heroic revenge" for Jenin. Tel Aviv, said Hamas spokesman Hazem Kassem, "is the first response to Israeli crimes against our people in Jenin." Benyamin Netanyahu called the attack "heinous" and warned: "Anyone who thinks that such an attack will block us from continuing our fight against terrorism is mistaken." In the northern West Bank city - always considered by analysts a militia stronghold - the army's actions continued today, but the general feeling in the comments of military experts is that from tomorrow there should no longer be Israeli soldiers in the city. "In these moments - said the premier in the evening - we are completing the mission in Jenin". However, he specified that "this extensive operation will not be the only one. We will not allow Jenin to become a terrorist sanctuary again. We will fight him everywhere."