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‘Nablus and Jenin should look like Jabalia’, Israeli minister says

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says “[the village of] Funduq, Nablus and Jenin should look like Jabalia, so that Kfar Saba does not become Kfar Aza, God forbid”, referring to a town in central Israel and a community near Gaza that was affected in the October 7, 2023 attacks.

He made the comments on X following a bus shooting attack earlier today that killed three people near the Palestinian village of Funduq in the occupied West Bank.

Smotrich demanded Netanyahu should call an urgent cabinet meeting today “to discuss a change in perception and the true eradication of terrorism in Judea and Samaria [the occupied West Bank]”.


Israel plans ‘permanent military presence’ after West Bank shooting

Israel’s national broadcaster Kan reports the Israeli military will be immediately accelerating work to build a bypass road around the Palestinian village of Funduq in the occupied West Bank.

This will happen starting tomorrow [Tuesday], and there will be a “permanent military presence along the route” in the coming weeks, it cited an unnamed military source as saying.

Israeli forces also set up barriers and disrupted traffic on main roads in Nablus and conducted raids in the area after this morning’s shooting, which killed three Israelis in the occupied West Bank.

Translation: The occupation forces continue to storm the village of Immatin, east of Qalqilya, raid a school and several homes, conduct searches, and close the entrances to the village after the Funduq operation.


Israeli military keeps tight hold over West Bank checkpoints after shooting

The military has set up new checkpoints and held many it was already running across the occupied West Bank after the shooting attack this morning that killed three Israelis. Israeli soldiers abruptly set up two checkpoints, blocking routes that connected key areas northeast of Nablus.

Local sources told the Wafa news agency that dozens of vehicles were searched, causing severe traffic jams. Israeli forces also obstructed an ambulance. Military measures were reportedly tightened at the Tayasir checkpoint east of Tubas, and soldiers closed one of the main roads leading into Tulkarem.



Translation: The occupation forces continue to close the Jabara Road – one of the entrances to Tulkarem – since the morning hours after the shooting attack in the village of Funduq.


Israeli military launches huge manhunt after West Bank bus shooting

The Israeli military has released initial findings of a probe into the incident, saying at least three Israelis were killed and eight others injured.

They’re saying that three gunmen opened fire, not just at this bus, but actually at two other cars, which is where those Israelis were killed. One has been identified as a police officer from another illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank.

This happened near an illegal settlement on Route 55, which connects to the Palestinian city of Nablus.

We’ve heard from some Israeli officials, including the prime minister, who have said that Israel will go to great lengths to pursue the suspects and bring them to justice. That is why the Israeli military is conducting a huge manhunt in the area, closing off several roads, villages and other areas.

We also heard from the National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has repeated his call to sever security cooperation with the Palestinian Authority and put more checkpoints across the occupied Palestinian territory.

He also repeated his remarks that the right of life for settlers in the occupied West Bank trumps the freedom of movement for Palestinians.