Following the deadly terror attack this morning near Havat Gilad, the senior political echelon is holding a meeting expected to produce offensive decisions against Arab terror in Judea and Samaria and East Jerusalem, according to analyst Hillel Bitton Rosen. The meeting comes after Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir had recently emphasized to the cabinet that no expansion of operations was needed, but the current attack has shifted the calculus.
The deadly shooting attack near Havat Gilad this morning has prompted a high-level political-military meeting this morning, with the senior political echelon set to discuss offensive responses beyond the initial directive from the Prime Minister's Office to convene defense chiefs. According to analyst Hillel Bitton Rosen, the meeting, led by the top political level, is expected to produce offensive decisions against terror in Judea and Samaria and East Jerusalem. This marks a shift: Bitton Rosen notes that in recent cabinet discussions, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir had emphasized that no expansion of operations was needed in Judea and Samaria, and that no additional locations were flagged as terror hubs beyond the three refugee camps in northern Samaria. The current attack, however, appears to be changing that assessment. The Zioneer earlier reported (10:34 Jerusalem) that Prime Minister Netanyahu would convene the defense minister and chief of staff to discuss the response to the Havat Gilad attack. The Bitton Rosen report provides the first indication that the response may include broader offensive measures.
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