Defense Minister Benny Gantz praises the Palestinian Authority for condemning last night’s shooting attack in Tel Aviv, and calls on the body to help stem the wave of terrorism.
“It’s good that the Palestinian Authority condemned the attack,” Gantz says in a live address from the military headquarters in Tel Aviv. “My request is that, alongside condemnations, activities against the perpetrators of terrorism should be expanded in all sectors.”
The father of the Palestinian terrorist who killed two people and wounded several others last night at one point served in the PA security forces.
Gantz says the IDF will work diligently to foil terrorist attacks and increase its operations. The defense minister says that the IDF has already carried out around 200 arrests “and if necessary we will arrest thousands.”
He adds: “We are not punishing the entire [Palestinian] public — but security comes first.”
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