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Israel has busy day, Bibi sez 3rd suspect apprehended in Tel Aviv attack
[IsraelTimes] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that authorities have apprehended a third man involved in the terror attack at the Sarona Market in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday night in which two Paleostinians opened fire on customers at a cafe in the plaza, killing four and wounding 16.Speaking at the site of the attack a day later, Netanyahu said: "This nation is strong. They will not defeat us. In this place yesterday four innocent Israelis were murdered. We mourn them. Life is already returning to its routine around us, and that’s a good thing." Netanyahu noted that the security establishment took a series of steps in the 24 hours since the attack, including "cordoning off the West Bank village of Yatta, the terrorists’ hometown, catching a man who collaborated with the terrorists, revoking work permits of hundreds of members of their family, and freezing thousands of entry permits into Israel for Ramadan." He also slammed the Paleostinian Authority for failing to condemn the attack but praised Israelis’ strength and resilience. "I heard unequivocal condemnation from all the most important capitals in the world," said the prime minister. "I didn’t hear such condemnation from the Paleostinian Authority. Meanwhile, ...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth had turned a paler shade of blue. Star-A-Star had struck again... I heard the cries of joy in Gazoo. That shows who it is that we are facing." Earlier Thursday, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman ordered a moratorium on returning Paleostinian attackers’ bodies to their families for burial and called to expedite the process of razing terrorists’ home to within 24 hours. Israel revokes Ramadan permits for Palestinians after attack [Ynet]. The IDF said Thursday that it has revoked all permits for Paleostinians to visit Israel and travel abroad during the Moslem holy month of Ramadan, after two Paleostinian turbans killed four Israelis and maimed 16 others in Tel Aviv. COGAT said that all 83,000 permits have been frozen for Paleostinians in the West Bank and Gazoo to visit family in Israel, attend Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem or travel abroad via Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport. In addition, the military said it has frozen Israeli work permits for 204 of the attackers' relatives, and is preventing Paleostinians from leaving and entering the West Bank village of Yatta, home to the attackers. COGAT said entering or leaving will only be permitted for humanitarian and medical cases. IDF to deploy two more battalions in West Bank following deadly shooting [Ynet]. The IDF will deploy two additional battalions in the West Bank in response to Wednesday's deadly shooting in Tel Aviv. In a statement, the IDF said Thursday the reinforcements were made "in accordance with situation assessments." Forces would include "hundreds" of infantry and elite reconnaissance units troops. Terrorist's father says his son's involvement in Tel Aviv shooting attack unexpected [Ynet]. Ahmad Mussa Mahmara, the father of one of the attackers, said his son has two uncles serving life sentences in Israeli prison. "We didn't expect this. My son is young and has been in Jordan for the past four years, and just came here for the past five months. He does not have any political affiliation," Mahmara said. The military interrogated Mahmara Wednesday night at his home, where his son was staying. Soldiers took measurements of the home in preparation for demolishing it, the military said. Officials pledge to seal gap in West Bank security fence [IsraelTimes] Defense officials tell cabinet ministers that the gaps in the West Bank security fence in the Tarkumiya-Meitar area, through which the two murderous Moslems from yesterday’s deadly shooting in Tel Aviv are believed to have entered Israel, will be closed up in the near future. The budget to seal the gaps has been approved, officials tell the security cabinet in a meeting this afternoon in Tel Aviv’s Hakirya complex. Work on the fence will begin on June 28, with forces on the seam line to be bolstered by additional troops in the meantime. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-06-10 |
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