Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he will convene Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir shortly to discuss the response to a fatal shooting attack this morning in the Samaria community of Havat Gilad. Netanyahu stated: 'We will act forcefully against the terrorists and their senders, and will not allow terror in Judea and Samaria to raise its head.'
The Prime Minister's Office confirmed at 10:15 Friday morning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir to discuss the response to a fatal shooting attack in the Samaria community of Havat Gilad. Netanyahu stated: 'We will act forcefully against the terrorists and their senders, and will not allow terror in Judea and Samaria to raise its head.' The official confirmation follows initial reports of the planned meeting earlier this hour.
At 10:11 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported that Netanyahu would convene defense chiefs after the attack. At the same time, The Zioneer published a second update citing National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who said en route to the security cabinet meeting that he would demand the IDF destroy the homes of terrorists and their supporters using airstrikes and D9 bulldozers, pointing to the operation in Gaza's Beit Hanoun as a precedent. The attack itself occurred earlier Friday morning; casualty figures have not yet been released by medical or military authorities.
The security meeting follows a series of recent high-level consultations. As The Zioneer reported on June 7, Netanyahu met with a delegation of senior American legal advisers to discuss legal warfare against democracies fighting terrorism. On July 23, Netanyahu held a limited security discussion, according to Channel 14. These consultations reflect the government's ongoing assessment of threats across multiple fronts.
Remaining open: the exact number of casualties, the identity and affiliation of the attackers, and the specific operational decisions that may emerge from the forthcoming security meeting. The meeting has not yet taken place.
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