Colonel Dotan Malul, commander of the Judea Brigade, issued a letter to residents of the Hebron sector Wednesday evening, addressing a clan feud that led to incessant gunfire in the city on Tuesday. Malul called the incidents 'serious and unacceptable,' stating that IDF forces operated throughout the night and day, confiscated a large quantity of weapons, and arrested suspects. The letter follows earlier reports by The Zioneer on the clan feud escalation and IDF overnight arrests in Hebron.
Colonel Dotan Malul, commander of the Judea Brigade, published a letter to residents of the Hebron sector on Wednesday night, directly addressing the clan feud that escalated into gunfire in the city on Tuesday. In his letter, Malul described the events as 'serious and unacceptable,' and stated that the IDF had not remained idle. He detailed that forces operated throughout the night and day, confiscated a significant amount of weapons, and made arrests. The letter serves as the brigade commander's public response to the unrest that spilled into the Jewish Quarter of Hebron.
The Zioneer reported earlier on Wednesday that a clan feud had escalated to gunfire that reached the Jewish Quarter, and that IDF forces had conducted overnight raids arresting dozens of terror suspects. The current letter from the commander confirms the IDF's operational response and frames it as a determination to restore order. No further details on the number of arrests or the quantity of weapons confiscated were provided in the letter. The situation in Hebron remains tense, with the commander's statement aimed at reassuring residents that the military is taking the matter seriously.
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