IDF intel chief warns of Palestinian ‘explosion’ ahead of independence day

25 March 2018, 4:06 pm

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Maj. Gen. Herzl Halevi, head of the IDF’s intelligence directorate, tells a conference in Jerusalem that security forces are expecting a possible escalation in violence in May, which will see Israel’s 70th independence day and the Palestinian-observed “Nakba Day,” which marks Israel’s founding as a “catastrophe” for the Palestinians.

“The month of May, with the days of independence and nakba, signal that a possible explosion is coming, [driven on the Palestinian side by] growing frustration and hopelessness. This period will demand determined fighting against terrorism, and that we make a clear distinction between civilians and terror operatives.”