JEWISH PRESS
Israel Mulls Military Operation as Judea and Samaria Security Crumbles
Yaakov Lappin
June 22, 2023

The murderous terror attack at a gas station near Eli in Judea and Samaria on Tuesday marked another stage in the ongoing deterioration of the security situation in the area. The two terrorists who shot dead four Israeli civilians before being killed—one by an armed Israeli civilian on the scene, the second a few hours later by Israeli special forces—came from Urif, a village south of Shechem (Nablus), meaning that violence is spreading southwards from Jenin. The Palestinian Authority continues to be a non-entity across swaths of Samaria, and the IDF not only has to fill the growing power vacuum, but also prepare for the possibility of launching a larger security operation to clamp down on the increasingly bold terror factions. READ MORE

JEWISH PRESS Jews Returning to Evyatar Outpost with Gallant and Netanyahu’s Tacit Approval Immediately after the funerals of the four victims of the attack, the Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement saying Netanyahu, Gallant, and Bezalel Smotrich agreed on promoting an immediate plan for approximately 1,000 new housing units adjacent to the site of the deadly attack.