On video: the soldiers who neutralized the terrorist in the attack in Ariel (photo: Doch)
The IDF fears this evening (Tuesday) that the deadly attack in Ariel, in which three Israelis were murdered, will have serious security consequences in the immediate term. This is due to the fact that the terrorist managed to murder Tamir Avihai, Michael Ladigin and Moti Ashkenazi while armed only with a knife.
After the attack, they were filled The Palestinian social networks praised the terrorist, 18-year-old Muhammad Zuf from the village of Hars, and a procession was held in his honor in the area of his home. This is a young Palestinian, with no security history and no known affiliation with any terrorist organization.
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The scene of the attack in Ariel (Photo: TPS)
"This attack will have immediate consequences on the territory. This is an attack that can be used for impersonation immediately because the terrorist's method worked," said officers in the Judea and Samaria Division.
"In our estimation, he did not intend to get out alive after stabbing the first time. In the test of the result, there was no one there to stop him. He intended to carry out a stabbing attack, and in practice he succeeded in murdering three civilians in a few minutes in different arenas."
Most of the criticism within the army focuses on the time from the moment of the first stabbing attack to the moment when a rookie of the 7th Brigade on vacation fired the first bullet at the terrorist.
"In the test of the result, we failed in protecting the civilians, and the attempt to place the responsibility on the security guard who was afraid to shoot in order not to harm the civilians who were standing in the firing line - is not correct," said military officials.
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18-year-old Muhammad Zuf, the terrorist who carried out the attack in Ariel (photo: official website, --)
The officials also criticized the conduct of the Yosh Division: "Focuses of friction with Palestinians are supposed to be reinforced with soldiers during rush hours, especially in the morning when Palestinian workers arrive in the industrial area.
The response time to the incident should also have been much faster, there are enough forces in the sector."
The security officials also noted that there is a well-known problem with these types of attacks - citizens report unusual events to the police, and the IDF takes time to understand what is happening.
"On the other hand, there are quite a few cameras in the area, which in the test of the result did not contribute too much in real time to the understanding of the unfolding event," they added.
In the meantime, security officials said this evening that the Judea and Samaria sector is still tense and that there is still the potential for shooting attacks.
The sources also emphasized that today there was an arrest of a terrorist operative in broad daylight in Brooklyn, by a special force of the Mageb.
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