The IDF launched a counterterror operation in the Qalandia refugee camp, according to journalist Noam Amir (Channel 14). Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Blot reportedly refused to carry out the operation, in what Amir described as 'another example of the security establishment dictating policy to the political echelon.' The operation comes hours after the IDF distributed leaflets warning residents of an imminent wide operation.
The IDF on Wednesday launched a counterterror operation in the Qalandia refugee camp, just north of Jerusalem, despite reported opposition from Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Blot, according to Channel 14 journalist Noam Amir.
Amir reported that Blot refused to carry out the operation, calling it 'another example of the security establishment dictating policy to the political echelon.' The report comes amid an ongoing public dispute between Defense Minister Israel Katz and Blot over the necessity and scope of wide operations in Palestinian refugee camps in Judea and Samaria.
Earlier Wednesday, the IDF distributed leaflets in Qalandia warning residents of an imminent wide operation, stating that 'there is no shelter for terrorism.' The operation now underway appears to be the implementation of the plan that Katz had pushed for despite Blot's reservations, as previously reported by The Zioneer.
The details of the operation — including troop numbers, objectives, and duration — remain unconfirmed by official IDF sources at this hour.
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