A senior diplomatic source said Monday night that Israel will work with the military to sharpen cabinet directives, allowing troops to engage any terrorist identified in designated yellow zones. The statement came amid an ongoing security debate in the West Bank.
A senior Israeli political official said Monday evening that the cabinet's operational directives to the military will be clarified overnight, explicitly authorizing troops to engage any identified terrorist in the 'yellow zone' — a designated area of heightened militant activity. The statement, posted via an official channel Monday at 21:40 Jerusalem, reflects ongoing debate within the security establishment over rules of engagement in Judea and Samaria. The Zioneer previously reported (21:31 Jerusalem) that World Zionist Organization Chairman Yaakov Hagoel responded to the Montreal shooting as a global antisemitic wake-up call. The official's remarks are not directly connected to the Montreal incident. No further details on the yellow zone boundaries or operational timeline were provided.
2 developments
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- DevelopingSenior Israeli official denies concessions or withdrawals, says IDF deployed along Yellow Line
- StrongIsraeli sources: IDF to partially withdraw from Yellow Line in southern Lebanon
Source and signal
- Internal intake