IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the military will reach every terrorist involved in the attack in the West Bank village of Tell and settle the score with them. He added that the IDF has bolstered forces in the West Bank and deployed additional troops for defense and offensive operations against terrorist infrastructure.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir vowed Friday evening to hunt down all terrorists involved in the deadly attack in the West Bank village of Tell, stating that the military will 'reach every one of them and settle the score with them.' The chief of staff said the IDF has reinforced forces in the West Bank in recent weeks and deployed additional troops Friday morning to strengthen defense and offensive operations against terrorist infrastructure—a new development as the military shifts to a more proactive posture.
The attack occurred earlier Friday, killing two soldiers and wounding several others. By 16:51 Jerusalem, the IDF had confirmed that the identities of all terrorists involved are known and that security forces will reach them. At the same time, Zamir visited the scene, ordered additional troop reinforcements, and approved plans for continued counterterrorism operations, according to the IDF. Earlier, Central Command head Aluf Avi Bluth told settlement leaders that the four Palestinians killed in the fire exchange during the attack were terrorists and that the IDF is launching a large-scale operation to arrest all involved, as reported by Army Radio.
As The Zioneer reported earlier, Zamir also evaluated the situation near the village of Sara on Friday evening amid what was described as a Jewish settler raid. The attack in Tell comes amid broader concerns about escalation across Judea and Samaria, with Bluth warning of possible copycat attacks and the IDF preparing accordingly.
Casualty figures have not been released, and the manhunt for the terrorists continues. The IDF has not provided details on the scale or timeline of the newly announced offensive operations.
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