The security system is on increased alert for the coming weekend in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria, against the background of the operation in Nablus that ended yesterday with 11 deaths, mainly from the terrorists of the Islamic Jihad and the "Lion's Den" organization.
After a major operation in Yosh, the forces are well aware that there may be terrorists who will try to carry out revenge attacks, and already in the day after the last operation we saw attempts at such attacks, among others a terrorist who tried to stab a security guard at the entrance to Mount Adumim and was shot.
Early yesterday morning six rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Ashkelon, Sderot and settlements in the Gaza Strip.
Five of them were intercepted by an Iron Dome and one landed in an open area.
Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the shooting.
In response, the IDF attacked Hamas targets. A few hours later, a stabbing attempt occurred at the checkpoint at the entrance to Mount Adumim. A Palestinian woman charged at security guards with a knife, and they responded by shooting at her. This is Fatma Bader, a 27-year-old resident of Abu Dis, who was moderately injured.
Police spokespersons
In light of this, the vigilance among the security forces is felt.
The last serious attacks took place on Friday, among other things after the Friday prayers in the mosques which are accompanied by a lot of incitement, so the forces are prepared for any scenario.
The fighters are instructed to remain alert and respond quickly to any incident.
Accurate intelligence
"We have a clear policy: strike at terrorism with force and deepen our roots in our country," Prime Minister Netanyahu commented on the rocket fire at the beginning of the government meeting that dealt with the state budget.
"In response to the firing of rockets into our territory, IDF warplanes attacked Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip this morning."
A smoke trail from a missile launched yesterday from Gaza, photo: AFP
As for the operation in Nablus, he added: "Yesterday, in a joint operation by the IDF, the Shin Bet and the IDF, three terrorists were thwarted in the Kasbah in Nablus, in addition to other terrorists who fired at our forces.
These terrorists shot and killed the late soldier Ido Baruch. This happened last October and they were about to carry out more attacks against us. We always say that we will settle accounts with those who harm Israeli citizens and IDF soldiers - and that is what we did this time as well.
"I would like to praise the Shin Bet and Amman for the accurate intelligence, and the fighters who acted bravely and calmly under fire. We will continue to act powerfully in all sectors, near and far, to thwart the efforts of our enemies to harm us. Whoever tries to harm us - blood on his head" .
Halevi, Netanyahu and Galant during an exercise, archive, photo: Kobi Gideon/Leam
Hamas is responsible
The IDF is also broadcasting that business is not as usual. "After the rockets that were fired at the country tonight, we continued to damage the armament capabilities of the terrorist organization Hamas and this morning attacked two of the organization's strengthening targets, a site for the production of weapons and a military compound that is used, among other things, to store weapons.
One of them was adjacent to a number of civilian and sensitive buildings," said Major M., head of a section in the fire center of the Southern Command.
Security forces in the Old City of Jerusalem, photo: AFP
According to Major M., "Here too you can see Hamas's cynical exploitation of the civilian population and the IDF's precise attack capabilities. I managed the attack as part of the central desk at the fire center in cooperation with the security forces, the Air Force and the intelligence. We see the Hamas is responsible for what is happening in the Gaza Strip, and it will continue to pay a heavy price every time there are security violations against the State of Israel."
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