Esther Melat, widow of Binyahu Melat killed in a terror attack in Samaria last week, visited the murder site Monday alongside his brother and called for the flattening of the village of Tel, according to the Honenu organization. She said the village's fate should be like Rafah, because 'the enemy is the same enemy.' She also urged security forces and civilians not to hesitate to open fire, saying 'one second of hesitation can mean the difference between life and death.'
Esther Melat, the widow of Binyahu Melat who was killed in a terror attack near the village of Tel in Samaria last Friday, visited the murder site Monday alongside his brother and called for the flattening of the village, according to the Honenu organization. She said that 'the fate of the village of Tel is like the fate of Rafah, the enemy is the same enemy,' and urged security forces and civilians not to hesitate to open fire, warning that 'one second of hesitation can mean the difference between life and death.'
The terror attack, in which Binyahu Melat, a member of the Gilad Farm emergency response team, was killed, has sparked calls for a tougher security response in the area. Earlier Monday, The Zioneer reported that Melat's widow had called for the evacuation of the village and urged security forces to use their weapons without hesitation. The family also received condolences from Dutch opposition leader Geert Wilders, who visited Gilad Farm on Sunday, as The Zioneer reported.
The widow's remarks add to the pressure on the IDF to revise its rules of engagement in Judea and Samaria, where security forces face ongoing threats from Palestinian gunmen. The call to flatten the village of Tel, while not an official policy demand, reflects the growing sentiment among residents of the area that the military must take more aggressive action against terror strongholds.
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- StrongIDF orders all central command soldiers to remain on base after deadly Tell attack
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