The Israeli army has reinforced troops after three attacks against IDF troops in less than 15 hours as violence continued in the West Bank in response to the release of US Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” last week.
The military on Thursday afternoon announced that an extra battalion will be sent to the West Bank following a “situational assessment.”
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi visited the city of Bethlehem and held a situational assessment with the Head of the Central Command Maj.-Gen. Nadav Padan, the Commander of the Judea and Samaria Division Brig.-Gen. Yaniv Alaluf, and the Commander of the Etzion Division Brig.-Gen. David Shapiro and other senior commanders.
"We have no intention of allowing terrorism to succeed,” Kochavi said. “Our directive is very clear to all troops on the ground- to thwart and prevent all terror activity. When I say terror, I also mean the throwing of rocks, Molotov cocktails, explosive balloons... All of these are terror. The message is clear, not this attack, not the bombings, not the firing of the rockets, all these acts- will not succeed. The IDF is being targeted by the Palestinian arena in recent weeks, and we will respond sharply and clearly to all these attacks. "
After landing from his trip to Washington, Defense Minister Naftali Bennett held a situational assessment at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv and announced that the IDF would boost its forces in the West Bank and implement a “more stringent equation” in response to the incendiary balloons being launched from the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
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