Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon says he is sure Israel will be successful in ending the current wave of terror.
“There is wave of terror, but we defeat it, I have no doubt,” Ya’alon says during a visit to the West Bank settlement of Otniel, where a woman was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist on Sunday.
“We need to be determined, we need to be aware, but in the end, we will defeat this as we have done in the past,” he adds.
More than two dozen Israelis have been killed in stabbing, shooting and car ramming attacks since October 1.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, right, during a visit to the settlement of Otniel in the West Bank, January 19, 2016. (Government Press Office)
Ya’alon also thanks security forces for their help in capturing the perpetrator of Sunday’s attack.
“At this opportunity I want to praise the IDF, the Central Command, the Shin Bet security agency, border police officers and the police for their tireless work in order to bring security to the area,” he says
Ya’alon toured the area around the Otniel settlement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Central Region Commander Major General Roni Numa and other senior regional commanders.
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