IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Zamir completed a situational assessment and initial investigation at the scene of a terror attack in Samaria, alongside Central Command head Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth and other commanders, the IDF Spokesperson said.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Zamir completed a situational assessment at the scene of the terror attack in Samaria on Friday afternoon, accompanied by Central Command head Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth and other commanders, the IDF Spokesperson said. The assessment comes roughly an hour after Bluth briefed settlement leaders and announced a large-scale operation to apprehend all those involved in the attack.
At 16:53 Jerusalem, Bluth told settlement leaders that the four Palestinians killed in the exchange of fire during the morning attack were all terrorists, and that the IDF was launching a significant counterterrorism operation in the sector. He also warned of possible copycat attacks and clarified that a fire at Havat Gilad last week was caused by negligence, not arson, according to Israeli media reports.
The attack, which occurred earlier Friday in Samaria, involved an exchange of fire. The IDF has not yet released detailed information on the attackers or the exact sequence of events. The Chief of Staff's on-site assessment signals the military's prioritization of the incident.
It remains unclear whether all suspects have been identified or if the operation has yielded any arrests. The IDF Spokesperson did not provide further details on the assessment's conclusions.
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