Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the troops to carry out “large” anti-terrorist operations in Jews and Samaria after three buses exploded near Tel Aviv, and was investigated as a coordinated attack. Two other people found the bomb.
There was no injuries as the explosion was clearly wrong.
Netanyahu also directed Israeli Security Agency (Singh Bett) and Israeli police to step up “preventive activities” against additional attacks across the country.
Sinbet arrested three people on Friday, including a Palestinian and one Jewish Israel, allegedly driving terrorists to the Tel Aviv area.
The Palestinian suspect was illegally in Israel.
Shin Bet did not comment on the report, citing ongoing investigations.
Following a situation assessment on Thursday, the IDF said operations in Jews and Samaria were ongoing and that areas within the territory were closed. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has instructed the military to support Israeli police when necessary.
The military also announced the deployment of three additional battalions to enhance the security of Jews and Samaria, adding that it is “ready to expand its attack operations.”
All explosions on Thursday occurred on empty parking buses across the central cities of Bhatyam and Horon, located south of Tel Aviv. There were no injuries in the attack.
At least one of the bombs draws a note in Arabic and Hebrew that states “revenge from the Tarkalem refugee camp.”
Five explosive devices, which have their timers set to turn off simultaneously, were discovered intended to be “strategic terrorist attacks.”
Singh’s bet is called to the scene and all bus drivers in the Tel Aviv metropolis were instructed to search the vehicles for bombs.
Israeli Minister of Transport Mili Regev has instructed the National Public Transport to “stop and inspect all buses, trains and light rail vehicles and act according to the instructions of the simbet and police.”
Israeli Defense Minister Katz on Thursday directed the IDF to “increase the strength of activities to stop terrorism in the Talkalm refugee camps and in Jewish and Samaria refugee camps, following what they called “attempts to seriously terrorist attacks.” Ta.
On Friday, Katz toured the Talcarem camp in western Samaria, where he vowed to defeat the terrorists. “We are at war with the fear of extremist Islamic. We win. Here we win in Gaza and everywhere,” he said.
“I warn terrorists released to Jews and Samaria. We look to you and we will corner and eliminate everyone involved in terrorism,” he added.
Katz had mentioned hundreds of Palestinian prisoners who had been released to Jews, Samaria and East Jerusalem as part of a hostage intervention agreement with Hamas.
The IDF said on Friday that the troops have detained 90 terrorist suspects in Jews and Samaria, including five nights in the town of Iktaba near Turkarem.
The military has been attacking northern Samaria since January 21st, known as the “Iron Wall Operation.”
