Netanyahu condemns Tel Aviv attack; he warns that he will continue to fight “terrorism”

The first Minister Israeli, Benjamin Netanyahucondemned the attack perpetrated this Tuesday by a Palestinian who ran over and stabbed pedestrians in Tel Aviv leaving seven wounded, and warned that these incidents strengthen the Israeli intention to continue its “fight against terrorism”.

“Today there was a heinous terrorist attack in Tel Aviv who was arrested thanks to the intervention of an armed civilian. Without this intervention, this terrorist attack could have claimed many lives.”, said the president, during a visit to the military checkpoint of Salemnear the refugee camp of Jeninin the north of occupied west bankwhere the Israeli Army has been carrying out a major operation since yesterday.

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“Anyone who thinks that such an attack will deter us from continuing our fight against terrorism it is wrong. You’re just not familiar with the spirit of the State of Israelour government, our citizens and our soldiersNetanyahu said.

Seven people were injured on Tuesday when a Palestinian driving a vehicle in Tel Aviv intentionally ran over several pedestrians and then stabbed others, Israel Police said.

The assailant was shot and killed by an armed civilian at the scene.

The Israeli security agency, shinbettold local media that the attacker, identified as Abed al Wahab Jalailaa 20-year-old resident of the West Bank city of Ace Samudid not have permission to enter Israel.

This incident occurs while the israeli army For the second day in a row, an aggressive operation continues in the Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank, the largest since the Second Intifada (2000-2005).

This operation has triggered serious clashes with local Palestinian militias that have so far left 11 Palestinians dead and more than 100 injured.

“We will continue as long as it takes to uproot terrorism. We will not allow Jenin to become a haven city for terrorism again. We will eradicate terrorism wherever we see it and we will attack it”, stressed Netanyahu.

the islamist movement Hamaswhich governs de facto in Loop and is considered a terrorist by Israel and USAthreatened to retaliate against Israel and today praised the attack, calling it “heroic revenge for the Jenin operation”.

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The West Bank is experiencing its deadliest year in 2023 for two decades, with 155 Palestinians killed in the context of the conflict, most of them militants in armed clashes with Israeli troops, but also civilians, including 26 minors.

Simultaneously, new Palestinian armed groups have proliferated in the area, carrying out more and more attacks and leaving 25 dead on the Israeli side, most of them settlers and five of them minors.

Source: Elcomercio

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