Harming and committing violence against innocent people does not reflect the Israeli spirit or the Jewish spirit.
Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff, Israeli military (translated from Hebrew)
Israel’s army chief warns of ‘potential for escalation,’ condemns settler violence
West Bank — Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the army would keep enabling the olive harvest; the 98th Division has been sent to the West Bank, The Times of Israel reported.
Israeli military chief of staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said numerous alerts on all fronts had increased the potential for escalation, during a visit to Central Command headquarters with its head, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, The Times of Israel reported.
The 98th Division has been deployed to the West Bank to boost the army’s presence there, the paper said. Zamir said the army was ready to move to broad offensive operations against anyone who tries to harm Israeli civilians, and would keep enabling the olive harvest while maintaining public order.
He said violence against Palestinians must be eradicated using every tool available to the state, according to the report. Quds News Network, citing an army statement, reported that Zamir approved plans to continue military operations in the West Bank.
Statement · Source: The Times of Israel, 6 Nov, 17:25 · also 1
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