Tensions in Israel have risen even further after the horrific terror attack in the city of Elad last Thursday. The two terrorists who carried out the attack have since been arrested, but it is expected that this will not end the wave of violence. Hamas, meanwhile, is pushing for another major confrontation with Israel and is constantly inciting the Arab masses.
After a three-day manhunt, special units of the Israel Police and IDF finally arrested the two terrorists who had brutally murdered three Israelis with an ax and knives at the tail end of the 74th Independence Day celebrations in the city of Elad last Thursday.
The two terrorists, Assad al-Rafai, 19, and Subhi Emad Subhi Abu Shqeir, 20, were from the village of Rumana near Jenin and were found hiding in a forest near Rosh Ha’ayin, a city near the security fence separating Israel-proper from the so-called “West Bank.”
They offered no resistance during their arrest, most likely because they were severely weakened by a lack of water and food.
The two terrorists likely attempted to cross the Green Line (the 1948 armistice line) where the security fence was constructed during and after the Second Intifada.
In reaction to the horrific attack in Elad, the IDF has now doubled the number of troops in Judea and Samaria and many of these reinforcements have taken up positions next to the security barrier.
The holes in the fence through which thousands of Palestinian Arabs illegally entered Israel every day have now been closed.
At least three of the seven deadly attacks that have ravaged Israel since March 21 were carried out by Palestinian Arabs residing illegally in Israel.
The number of fatalities from these attacks now stands at 19 and hundreds more will be traumatized for their lives.
Israel anticipates more violence
Security forces in Israel now expect terrorist attacks to be carried out in Israeli cities throughout the year 2022, a prediction that turned out to be correct for the time being, as we shall see.
In reaction to the terror attack in Elad, Prime Minister Naftali Bennettordered the formation of a National Guard that will consist of professional security personnel supplemented by armed civilian volunteers.
The guard will be deployed in places where the population is usually not in possession of weapons.
This mainly concerns ultra-Orthodox cities and residential areas where the number of gun licenses are low.
The Israel Police will also take extensive measures to prevent Palestinian Arabs from entering Israel illegally.
Stricter action will, furthermore, be taken against those who help Palestinian Arabs residing illegally in Israel with transportation or provide them with employment.
Bennett is in a difficult position due to the ongoing wave of terrorist attacks as well as internal problems within his coalition.
The Islamist party Ra’am is in fact holding the government hostage and is threatening to turn the temporary suspension of its participation in Bennett’s coalition into a permanent exit.
Ra’am suspended its participation in Bennett’s government during the riots on the Temple Mount after the police entered the Al Aqsa Mosque where Palestinian rioters were attacking Israeli security forces with stones, Molotov cocktails and fireworks.
Without Ra’am, Bennett’s government will fall and the prime minister has recently made comments showing that he is very much aware of the possibility that this could happen.
The coalition currently no longer has a majority and has the backing of only 60 Knesset members, which is exactly half the number of lawmakers.
Criticism of Bennett’s handling of the current terror wave is growing among the public in Israel, as a large number of posts on social media show.
This is something that always happens when the Israeli security forces fail to stop a wave of attacks or when the IDF fails to decisively win a war.
This happened in 2001 when the government of Ehud Barak was overthrown following the failure of the police and the IDF to stop the wave of suicide bombings that then plagued Israel.
A similar thing happened after the Second Lebanon War, which ended without a clear victory by the IDF.
Ultimately, this, along with a corruption scandal, led to the fall of the Olmert government.
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