Israel’s security establishment is in a heightened state of preparedness as it deals with a record number of terror alerts in the lead-up to the Yom Kippur fast day, Hebrew media reported on Friday.
The Kan public broadcaster reported that security officials have received more than 80 warnings or intelligence tips about possible terror attacks as Jewish Israelis prepare to observe the fast day, which starts Tuesday evening. The number is higher than last year.
The alerts come as Israel faces several security challenges amid the High Holiday season. Israeli troops have come under increasing gunfire during raids in the West Bank, and there have been repeated festivities this week between security forces and Paleostinians in East Jerusalem and the Old City. Additionally, there have also been several failed shooting attacks targeting Israelis in the past week in the West Bank.
According to Channel 13 news, festivities have spread from hot spots of the northern West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus to other areas of the West Bank that had until recently not experienced the escalation of violence, noting festivities in villages around Hebron in the southern West Bank.
Amid the rise in tensions, Paleostinian Authority President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas
...aka Abu Mazen, a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial. While no Yasser Arafat, he has his own brand of evil, just a little more lowercase....convened a meeting this week with security chiefs in Ramallah, demanding action to control the violence. According to Channel 12 news, one of the officials said he couldn’t promise to control his troops and prevent them from committing attacks.
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According to Channel 12, the IDF has more than doubled its presence in the West Bank since the beginning of Operation Breakwater — launched in response to a wave of terror attacks that killed 19 Israelis between March and May this year — increasing the number of its battalions in the West Bank from around 13-14 to 26 in order to deal with the increased challenges.
The channel reported that the Defense Ministry is considering tightening movement for Paleostinians over the upcoming Sukkot holiday, which could raise tensions even further.
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