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, and other senior officials following the deadly terror attack near Havat Gilad in Samaria, the Prime Minister's Office said. Netanyahu earlier stated: 'We will act with force against the terrorists and their senders.'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a security consultation Friday afternoon following the deadly shooting attack near Havat Gilad in Samaria earlier in the day. The meeting, held at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, included Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Shin Bet Director David Zini, National Security Adviser Shmuel Ben Ezra, and other senior IDF officials, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office at 13:09 Jerusalem time. Netanyahu had earlier announced at 10:11 that he would convene the consultation, stating: 'We will act with force against the terrorists and their senders and will not allow terror in Judea and Samaria to raise its head.' The attack, which occurred near the village of Tell close to Havat Gilad, left one Israeli dead and three wounded, according to Magen David Adom. The IDF said it was reinforcing forces in the area and imposing a closure on the village and entrances to Nablus. The consultation is the first high-level security assessment following the incident.
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