Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, head of IDF Central Command, publicly backed the Samaria Brigade commander and condemned what he called a personal campaign against officers operating against terrorism. Bluth stated that the force's conduct in the Kutzra incident will be reviewed in depth, but emphasized that troops faced a violent, complex confrontation including attacks on security personnel who were wounded, severe public disorder, and infiltration of a building in a Palestinian village.
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