2023-08-21 15:46:57
The army is deploying additional forces and summoning “Qassas al-Athar” following the Hebron attack
The Israeli army said that gunmen attacked two people (both in their forties) through a passing vehicle, following the dead woman got into the wounded man’s car on Highway 60, near the Beit Hagai junction, south of Hebron.
Magen David Adom ambulance services said that the death of the settler was announced, while the injured (the driver) was transferred to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba for treatment, and his condition is critical.
Magen David Adom said that the 6-year-old girl, who was found in the vehicle during the attack, was not harmed.
Israeli soldiers stand near a shooting site near Hebron (Archyde.com)
The attack came at the height of Israeli alert in the West Bank, but in the north of it, in the process of chasing the attacker who killed the Israeli and his son in a car wash in Hawara in the north on Saturday.
The Israeli army pushed additional combat battalions to Hebron to the south, following it had pushed battalions to the north, and this time used the unit of tracers “Maroul” and the combat intelligence unit “636”, in an attempt to track down the attackers who fled in a car that did not bear any numbers and was found burnt. in a close place.
23 battalions in the West Bank
And Israeli media said that the commander of the occupation army forces in the West Bank, Avi Balut, ordered additional military battalions to be sent to the Hebron area, fearing an attempt to simulate the operation, and in an effort to give settlers a sense of security. It was decided to reinforce Hebron with a battalion from the “Givati”, special units of the army and the Duvdevan (special units).
According to the Israeli “Kan” radio, there are now 23 army battalions in the West Bank, which is a significant increase compared to the original number of 13 battalions. The Israeli army said that its forces had launched search operations and closed roads in the area.
Israeli security forces and emergency services at the site of an attack south of Hebron in the West Bank (AFP)
The Palestinians in Hebron and the nearby villages found themselves in a complete siege, following closing all entrances leading to the city and the surrounding camps and villages.
The army’s initial investigations showed that two carried out the attack, one was driving the car and the other fired more than 22 bullets at the Israeli car.
The operation was another shock to the Israelis, who continued to focus their efforts on the northern West Bank, and received a blow from Hebron, which is the largest Palestinian city, and is known for its large armed families.
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper estimated that this year is “the worst” in terms of the number of Israeli deaths since the years of the second intifada. The number of Israeli deaths has reached 35 so far, compared to 33 over the past year, and they are the worst two years in terms of tension in many years.
Activate the assassination policy
While Israel’s Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, received a full briefing following the attack, and presumably later assessed the situation with senior members of the security establishment, the far right attacked Galant’s “soft” policy.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said that the assassination policy in the West Bank must be reactivated, a complete blockade should be imposed on some cities, and work permits for Palestinians in the West Bank must be stopped. He called for “revenge for the blood of the Jews” and to change Galant’s “soft and gentle” policy. He told the Israeli Channel 14 that “the blood of the Jews will not be shed in vain.”
The call for revenge was also launched by a member of the “Jewish power” in the Israeli parliament, Yitzhak Crozier, saying that “the blood of the Jews will not be lost,” as well as the Minister of Settlement, Orit Struck, who called for moving from “defense to attack,” but the response of senior officials in the “Likud” party The governor headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Galant also belongs to him, was critical of Ben Gvir and Struck, and said they were “extremists and irresponsible.”
An Israeli security officer at the site of a shooting attack south of Hebron on Monday (EPA)
Do not build to the process
Like the Hawara operation, no faction claimed responsibility for the attack, given that the perpetrators were still at large, but the factions blessed and linked the attack to the religious war once morest Al-Aqsa Mosque on the anniversary of its burning in August 1969.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said, “This operation is a natural response within the confrontations of the declared religious war on the holy places, and in confrontation with the Zionist and settlement projects in Jerusalem and the West Bank.” He added, “Such commando operations will continue and even escalate until the occupation is defeated and the settlers are expelled from our lands.”
The “Islamic Jihad” movement said that the operation is “a natural and legitimate response to the crimes of the occupation and the aggression of its settlers once morest our people, and Mubarak’s call for the continuation of the direct response to deter the enemy in all arenas.”
“Jihad” promised that this brave operation near the “Kiryat Arba” settlement, which came on the anniversary of the crime of burning the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, sends a warning message that “the next one is tougher and harsher in defense of our people and their sanctities.” The “Popular Front” also blessed the operation, saying it was “an extension of the escalation of resistance action.”
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