Central Command head Aluf Avi Bluth told settlement leaders Friday that the four Palestinians killed in the fire exchange during the recent attack near Tell were all terrorists, and that the IDF is launching a large-scale operation to arrest all involved. He also said a fire at Havat Gilad last Saturday was due to negligence, not arson, according to Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13/Army Radio). He expressed concern about escalation across Judea and Samaria and said forces are preparing for possible copycat attacks.
Central Command head Aluf Avi Bluth delivered a security briefing to settlement leaders on Friday, addressing the aftermath of the deadly attack near the village of Tell earlier this week. As The Zioneer reported, the attack left one Israeli dead and four assailants neutralized. Bluth confirmed that the four Palestinians killed in the subsequent fire exchange were all terrorists involved in the attack. He announced a large-scale operation by the Central Command to arrest all those involved.
In a separate development, Bluth stated that a fire at the Havat Gilad outpost last Saturday was caused by negligence, not arson, a claim the IDF has confirmed with certainty. He expressed concern about a potential escalation across Judea and Samaria and said forces are preparing for copycat attacks.
The remarks were reported by Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13/Army Radio). No further details on the operation's scope or timeline have been released.
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