The Israeli military leadership decided to send to the West Bank, the territory occupied by Israel, the 101st battalion of paratroopers, a reconnaissance corps also of these soldiers and even the 17th battalion of the infantry corps professional school, Europe news agency reports.
In addition, according to Times of Israel sources, the Israeli government is ready to discuss a series of steps at a meeting tonight of the high-level security cabinet, including speeding up the issuance of firearms licenses to civilians and additional funding for the purchase of weapons. weapons.
On Friday night, a 21-year-old Palestinian killed seven people near a synagogue in East Jerusalem during Shabbat prayers before being shot dead by police after a chase.
This attack took place one day after another by the Israeli army in Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, killing nine Palestinians.
Already today in East Jerusalem, two people, a father and a son, were shot and wounded by a 13-year-old Palestinian.
Israel’s decision to send more troops to a high-tension zone between Israelis and Arabs in the occupied territories goes against calls made today by much of the international community.
Arab countries such as Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia warned of the dangerous escalation of violence between the Palestinian and Israeli sides and called for moderation and an end to aggression and provocative measures.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly condemned” the armed attack near the synagogue in East Jerusalem, deeming it “particularly despicable” as it occurred on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and called for dialogue.
The United States condemned “in the strongest terms” and the European Union said it was shocked by Friday’s attack as well as previous attacks, stressing that the “terrible events” show that “there is an urgent need to reverse this spiral of violence”. and to launch weighty initiatives”. to resume peace talks”.
Russian diplomacy has expressed “deep concern” over escalating tensions between Palestinians and Israelis and has called for “maximum restraint” by all parties following the attacks in East Jerusalem.
Source: DN
