“We announce the raising of full readiness among our fighters in all military formations,” said Al-Quds Brigades’ spokesperson.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group has gone into a state of organization-wide operational readiness following exchanges of gunfire between terrorists and IDF forces in Jenin and a stabbing attack on a bus in Gush Etzion on Thursday.
“Based on the decision of the Secretary-General, the Mujahid Commander Ziad al-Nakhala, we announce the raising of full readiness among our fighters in all military formations,” The military spokesman for the PIJ’s Al-Quds Brigades, Abu Hamza said.
One IDF soldier was lightly injured and three Palestinian gunmen were reported killed in an exchange of gunfire with Palestinian gunmen in Jenin Thursday morning. The wounded IDF soldier was taken to a hospital to receive medical treatment.
IDF and Border Police had entered the city to arrest suspects in connection to the Bnei Brak terror attack, three Palestinians were killed, Israeli media reported.
Soon after the incident in Jenin, a civilian suffered critical injuries when stabbed by a terrorist on a bus near the town of Elazar in Gush Etzion. A civilian on the bus fired and killed the terrorist the IDF said.
“I salute the armed citizen who killed the terrorist in a bus stabbing in Gush Etzion and saved lives. Israel is under terrorist attack, this is the only way to neutralize terrorists as quickly as possible and save lives. I call on the government to adopt the bill I submitted and to allow the IDF combat reservists to obtain a weapons license to fight terrorism,” MK Nir Barkat said on Twitter.
What can Israel’s citizens expect? “Be alert. Whoever has a weapons license, this is the time to carry it,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced in a broadcasted message late Wednesday evening.
“A 20-year-old was stabbed in his upper body was evacuated to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. There are victims being treated for shock (PTSD) at the scene,” Magen David Adom (MDA) Director-General Eli Bin reported.
11 Israelis have been killed in terrorist attacks over the last two weeks. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned on Wednesday that Israel was entering into a period of rising terrorist activity.
“Citizens of Israel, we are currently experiencing a wave of murderous terrorism and, just like in all the previous waves, we will prevail together,” Bennett said. “In the last 24 hours, the security establishment has been acting with full force to restore security to Israel’s cities and a feeling of security for you, the citizens.”
Five people were killed by a Palestinian terrorist in a shooting attack in the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) city of Bnei Brak on Tuesday night. The shooter was shot dead by a police officer who arrived at the scene on a motorcycle and later succumbed to his wounds, becoming the fifth victim.
On Sunday, Two ISIS-affiliated Arab-Israeli terrorists from Umm el-Fahm killed two Border Police officers and injured twelve others in Hadera. Both were killed by police officers who had been near the scene of the attack.
The Hadera attack was the second such terrorist attack attributed to ISIS affiliates. Four Israelis were killed on March 22 in a terrorist stabbing attack at a shopping center and gas station in Beersheba by a Bedouin-Israeli who had previously been arrested for promoting terrorism.
Beersheba was the third stabbing attack that week and the first successful terrorist attack in the current wave of terrorism.
Hamas Political Bureau member Husam Badran said on Thursday that the recent attacks proved that Israel “is unable to protect itself despite all the capabilities it possesses.” He also said that there was popular support for the attacks.
Tensions began to rise prior to the Ramadan period as terrorist organizations and Palestinian civil groups increased in violent rhetoric and threats.
Palestinian Authority officials said on March 13 that entry by Jews on the Temple Mount during Jewish holidays would trigger a “religious war.”
Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday that “the resistance has its hand on the trigger and is ready to repeat the Sword of Jerusalem,” referencing the Hamas name for the previous Gaza conflagration.
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