After attempted bus bombings, Gantz calls for reaction that terror groups ‘won’t forget’

National Unity party chief Benny Gantz calls for the series of attempted bus bombings in central Israel to “be treated as a mega terror attack.”

“We must not focus on the outcome but on the intent,” the opposition lawmaker says in a statement. “We cannot repeat the mistake made in the foiled attack in Megiddo,” he says, referring to a March 2023 car bombing in northern Israel perpetrated by a Hezbollah terrorist who crossed from Lebanon, which wasn’t followed by an Israeli escalation.

“An attempt to murder dozens of Israelis on this difficult day must be met not only with tactical actions, but also with direct targeting of the planners and funders of the attack, as well as the use of powerful measures against the terrorists’ strongholds,” Gantz says.

“A heavy price must be exacted — one that terrorist organizations will not forget.”