Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security consultation Friday afternoon with Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Shin Bet Director David Zini, National Security Adviser Shmuel Ben Ezra, and senior IDF officials, following this morning's deadly terror attack in Samaria, according to the Prime Minister's Office.
The Prime Minister's Office confirmed Friday afternoon that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a security consultation with Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Shin Bet Director David Zini, National Security Adviser Shmuel Ben Ezra, and senior IDF officers following this morning's deadly terror attack in Samaria. The confirmation, issued a short while ago, officially lists the participants for the first time, after earlier media reports named some of the attendees.
As The Zioneer reported earlier (13:10 and 13:14 Jerusalem), Israeli media had indicated that Netanyahu was holding a security assessment, with N12 later reporting Katz, Zamir, Zini, and Ben Ezra among the participants. The official statement now ties the consultation explicitly to the attack in Samaria and provides the full roster. The attack, which left at least one Israeli dead and two wounded, was reported earlier this morning (08:22 Jerusalem), with Magen David Adom evacuating the wounded by helicopter and security forces launching a manhunt for the attackers. Netanyahu vowed to "act with force" against the terrorists and their senders.
The consultation comes amid heightened security across Israel, with the security cabinet expected to convene later. The Zioneer has reported on similar high-level security discussions in recent weeks, including consultations over regional tensions with Iran, but today's meeting is directly tied to the Samaria attack.
Details of the attack itself remain under a gag order, and the manhunt for the perpetrators is ongoing. No further information on the casualties or the operational response has been released by security officials.
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