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Saturday, August 19, 2023
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Saturday, August 19, 2023
Smotrich: ‘IDF must go on the offensive in Judea and Samaria’
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calls for the military to “go on the offensive” to restore security after today’s terror attack that left a father and son dead in the West Bank town of Huwara.
In his tweet, Smotrich extends his condolences to the family of Shay and Aviad Nigrekar.
“The IDF must go on the offensive in Judea and Samaria and restore deterrence and security, while we work to intensify construction and strengthening of settlements in the area,” Smotrich tweets, using the biblical name for the West Bank.
