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Operation Tishrei: high vigilance throughout the country Israel today

2022-09-15T20:58:01.206Z


In the wake of the tensions: the police will gradually be on alert • Patrol forces will be increased in Jerusalem, along the seam line and in mixed cities • The Prime Minister will tour Yosh: "We will use a heavy hand in the areas where terrorism rears its head"


Following the security events: the police began to be on alert all over the country for the Tishrei holidays.

The alert will gradually increase until the eve of the holiday, and will be maintained until the end of the holidays to prevent incidents of hostile sabotage activity.

The police will also act to prevent friction during the holidays between the Jewish population and the Arab population.

Thousands of police officers, Border Guard fighters and volunteers will be deployed for ongoing security activities in sensitive and crowded places.

On the eve of the holiday, forces will be increased and patrols will be conducted near synagogues and central prayer areas.

On the weekdays of the holiday, emphasis will be given to parks and places of entertainment.

In the security activities, an emphasis is placed on Jerusalem, the seam line and the Yash to prevent the entry of illegal residents, who may carry out terrorist attacks inside the territory of Israel. In order to prevent the phenomenon of the entry of the Shabaim, the activity of the Border Guard and the police districts has been increased.

Also, a harsh hand is being taken against Israelis who transport and employ Palestinians without entry visas, including a demand from the courts for harsher punishment against such criminals, increasing intelligence from social networks, increasing activity to locate illegal weapons and thwarting the smuggling of weapons from the borders.

Riots on the Temple Mount (archive), photo: I.P.I

prevent friction

In Jerusalem, the police will operate with increased forces to allow freedom of worship, both during the Friday prayers of the Muslims on the Temple Mount and during the Jewish prayers at the Western Wall.

Also, the police will work to prevent friction between the residents of East Jerusalem and the residents of the West of the city, with an emphasis on Yom Kippur.

The police will also operate in the same format in the cities involved, this is to prevent friction between the Jewish and Arab populations with an emphasis on Yom Kippur.

Just a few years ago, serious riots occurred in the cities of Acre between Jewish and Arab residents during the holidays.

The riots started when an Arab driver drove his car into a Jewish neighborhood on the eve of Yom Kippur.

Angry residents started throwing stones at his vehicle.

A rumor that spread that the Arab driver had been killed brought hundreds of Arab residents to the Jewish neighborhoods.

The police will increase forces and block roads to prevent such serious incidents.

In the meantime, shooting was carried out yesterday at an IDF post at the Salem crossing near Jenin. There were no casualties in the incident, and the forces searched the area in order to locate the shooters. Other incidents took place in Judea and Samaria at several locations, when on Route 55 in Kfar Pondok near Kedumim, Arabs Stones and bottles at vehicles.

A terrorist operative at the Gaza border (archive), photo: GettyImages

The terrorists' houses were mapped

Early on Thursday morning, the security forces, including the Nahal patrol, the MGB and Engineering, operated in the village of Dan, from where the terrorists who killed Major Bar Falah came out in an encounter near Jenin. The forces mapped the houses from which the terrorists came. During the operation, the forces came across By shooting at them, they responded and a hit was detected.

The mapping was carried out for the purpose of examining the possibility of demolishing the house.

During the operation, the fighters fired at armed men who threw explosives, Molotov cocktails and shot at them.

At the same time, soldiers of the Nahal patrol arrested two wanted men suspected of aiding terrorists who shot at the late Major Bar Falah and found two weapons. Subsequently, Palestinian medical officials reported that a Palestinian boy was killed by IDF fire in clashes in the village of Dan, west of Jenin.

Terrorist activist on the fence,

"Facing a complex reality"

Against this background, Prime Minister Yair Lapid visited the Samaria region yesterday, and held a situation assessment with the participation of the directors of the Samaria region of the Shin Bet. During the situation assessment, Lapid received intelligence and operational reviews and discussed the regional situation. The visit was attended by the head of the Shin Bet Ronan Bar, the deputy head of the service, Managers and employees of the space.

"We are dealing with a complex reality, which requires a combination of a hard and determined hand against areas where terrorism rears its head, and this while making an effort to maintain the fabric of life in the area," said Lapid at the end of the briefing.

Prime Minister Lapid. Situation assessment, photo: Yonatan Zindel/Flash90

"I am full of appreciation for you," the Prime Minister told the Shin Bet employees. "I see before my eyes dedicated employees and workers, imbued with a sense of mission and responsibility.

You chose this challenging job, and it's good that you did.

Day in and day out, the countermeasure activity you lead with the IDF and the Israel Police, prevents many serious attacks and saves human lives on a daily basis. I trust you to continue your important activity in the coming period, to protect the security of the state for the sake of the citizens of Israel."

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Source: israelhayom

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