On the 24th local time, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz issued a joint statement announcing that they had instructed the Israel Defense Forces to take a series of tough security measures in the West Bank after discussions with small-scale security cabinet members and heads of military and intelligence services. According to this joint statement, the Israeli military will take five specific actions: demolish Palestinian homes accused by Israel of “attacking” during the clash near Taylor village on the morning of the 24th; launch strong military operations in relevant Palestinian villages, including seizure of weapons and revocation of work permits for local residents; further increase military forces throughout the West Bank; carry out quarantine traffic between Palestinian and Israeli vehicles and install military checkpoints on relevant road sections; and accelerate the “legalization” of so-called “outpost farms” set up by Israeli Jewish settlers in the West Bank. The statement concluded by stressing the need to ensure that the Israeli security forces can fully and freely carry out military operations, and called on the relevant civilians to avoid any independent acts of violent reprisals that interfere with the military mission of the Israeli military.

On the 24th local time, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz issued a joint statement announcing that they had instructed the Israel Defense Forces to take a series of tough security measures in the West Bank after discussions with small-scale security cabinet members and heads of military and intelligence services. According to this joint statement, the Israeli military will take five specific actions: demolish Palestinian homes accused by Israel of “attacking” during the clash near Taylor village on the morning of the 24th; launch strong military operations in relevant Palestinian villages, including seizure of weapons and revocation of work permits for local residents; further increase military forces throughout the West Bank; carry out quarantine traffic between Palestinian and Israeli vehicles and install military checkpoints on relevant road sections; and accelerate the “legalization” of so-called “outpost farms” set up by Israeli Jewish settlers in the West Bank. The statement concluded by stressing the need to ensure that the Israeli security forces can fully and freely carry out military operations, and called on the relevant civilians to avoid any independent acts of violent reprisals that interfere with the military mission of the Israeli military.