On video: Suspicion of an attack, Tel Aviv, April 7, 2023 (Yotam Ronan, eyewitness Riki, documentation on social networks according to section 27a of the Copyright Law)
In recent days there has been a marked escalation in the security situation in Israel.
Yesterday (Thursday) at least 34 rockets were launched from Lebanon towards the Western Galilee and red alerts were activated in the Gaza Strip.
Yesterday morning, two sisters were murdered in an attack in the Benjamin Valley, and in the evening, a tourist was murdered in a stampede attack on the Tel Aviv Promenade.
After the attack in Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu instructed the Israel Police to mobilize all the MGB companies in reserve and the IDF to mobilize additional forces following the events of the last few days.
"Citizens are called to obey the instructions of the security forces," Netanyahu added.
Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi conducted a situation assessment at the Northern Command yesterday, against the backdrop of the rocket launches towards the Western Galilee from Lebanon and the fear of escalation after the Israeli response. "This is a complex period.
The IDF is strong and will continue to use force as much as is necessary, against any enemy and in any arena," he said.
"I suggest to our enemies not to mistake us. Both during the holidays and in times of internal public debate, the IDF is prepared, ready and determined to provide security to the citizens of the State of Israel," he added.
The scene of the attack in Tel Aviv, last night (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Trample attack in Tel Aviv
Alessandro Farini, a 35-year-old Italian tourist who came on vacation in Israel, was murdered in the stampede attack in Tel Aviv last night.
Three other tourists were moderately injured and four were slightly injured.
The MDA team provided medical treatment to the injured and evacuated a 74-year-old man, a 39-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl in moderate condition to the Wolfson and Ichilov hospitals, as well as a man in his 50s and a woman in her 70s in mild condition. A 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, two other tourists, They were belatedly evacuated to the hospital, after they were slightly injured and fled the scene to the lobby of the nearby Royal Beach hotel.
The investigation of the incident reveals that the terrorist, Youssef Abu Jaber, drove from north to south near the Charles Clore promenade, stepped on the sidewalk and hit the tourists who were there. After that, continued to ride on the bicycle path, then was neutralized by a police officer who was near the scene and noticed what was happening, as well as a plastic toy weapon that, according to him, the terrorist was trying to get to. Later, the terrorist lost control of his vehicle that overturned, and he was neutralized and died. Municipality inspectors also assisted in neutralizing him Tel Aviv.
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The scene of the shooting attack in the Jordan Valley (Photo: Flash 90, Michael Giladi)
The attack in the Jordan Valley
Earlier yesterday, 21-year-old and 16-year-old sisters from the Efrat settlement were murdered in a shooting attack on Route 57 near the Hamra intersection in the Jordan Valley.
Aman, 48 years old, was critically injured and in an unstable condition, was evacuated by helicopter to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem.
The security forces launched a hunt for the terrorists and roadblocks were set up in the area.
A military official said that from the findings at the scene it emerged that the vehicle in which the women were traveling was sprayed by the terrorists, who even made a death certificate afterwards.
According to the source, the security system does not rule out the possibility of a "sophisticated attack", in which the terrorists drove a car, deliberately hit the Israeli car and caused it to veer off the road.
After that, the assailants got out of the vehicle and opened fire at the female passengers.
A building in the Shlomi settlement that was damaged by the rockets launched from Lebanon, Thursday (photo: official website, Shlomi Gabai)
Assessment of the security situation in Karia, Thursday (photo: official website, IDF spokesman)
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Rocket fire from Lebanon and Gaza
34 rockets were launched on Thursday from Lebanese territory towards the Western Galilee, 25 of which were intercepted by Iron Dome, and five fell in the area and caused damage to buildings.
In recent days, red color alerts have been activated several times in the Gaza Strip and Sderot.
Yesterday it was decided in the IDF to reinforce the forces in the Northern and Southern Command with infantry and artillery fighters.
This, against the background of the fear of a security deterioration that will last for days.
Among other things, the fighting forces were made up of elite units.
The fire centers of the two commands were strengthened, and people with key roles in the reserves from the field of intelligence, operations and fire were recruited to them.
In response to the dozens of rockets fired at Israel, early Friday morning the IDF attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon. In a statement from the IDF spokesman, it was stated that "the IDF will not allow the terrorist organization Hamas to operate from Lebanon and considers the Lebanese state responsible for all fire from its territory." .
In the early morning, fighter jets again attacked additional Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
The IDF spokeswoman stated that warplanes attacked the route of a terrorist tunnel coming out of the Beit Hanun area and the route of another tunnel coming out of the Khan Yunis area, which was attacked during Operation "Guardian of the Walls", since efforts to restore it were identified. The two tunnels did not cross into Israeli territory and did not pose a threat to the residents In addition, two sites for the production of weapons used by Hamas in the north and center of the Gaza Strip were attacked.
Policemen on the Temple Mount, Wednesday night (Photo: Flash 90, Jamal Awad)
Confrontations on the Temple Mount and Umm al-Fahm
In the last few days, in the Al-Aqsa Mosque and in Arab communities throughout the country, there have been clashes this week between demonstrators and rioters and the security forces.
On Thursday evening, riots and disturbances broke out in Umm al-Fahm, Sakhnin and Baqqa al-Gharbiyya.
During the riots, rioters started throwing stones at police officers, launching fireworks and burning tires.
The police began dispersing the rioters using measures to disperse demonstrations, and arrested two of them.
In the video recorded in Sakhnin, about 20 rioters are seen throwing fireworks at the cars traveling on the road, as they try to hit a police car.
More riots also broke out in Nazareth.
In Baqa al-Gharbiyya, some masked men threw stones at policemen who were there.
Five of them were arrested for possessing fireworks, explosives and a pellet gun, four of them minors.
Yesterday the police asked to extend their detention.
The riots came in response to the events that took place at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.
During the event, hundreds of Palestinians barricaded themselves in the mosque after prayer hours and refused to leave.
This, following the calls of the Hamas movement during that day to come to the place during the night in order to "protect the mosque from attempts to sacrifice victims on the eve of Passover".
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