The IDF Spokesperson said the deployment of forces is for “protecting the residents and maintaining security in the area.”
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The shipment includes D9 bulldozers, Hummer vehicles, JLTV armored vehicles, and Oshkosh trucks.
Binyamin Regional Council Head and Yesha Council Chairman, Yisrael Gantz, addressed the events in Qusra and stated: “There is no place for privately deciding to establish a hilltop in a house’s yard, even when it is an illegal house or an attempt to take over the area.”
The soldiers demolished two illegal outposts that were established in Area B, on the outskirts of the villages of Qusra and Jalud. During the operation, one Israeli citizen was detained.
According to a Reuters report, Iran is also refusing to extend the ceasefire, citing ‘American violations’.
Additionally, it was stated that there is no change to the open-fire regulations requiring every soldier to remove an immediate threat, nor is there any change in the deployment of forces or in control of the Yellow Line.
The Chief of Staff held a situation assessment with the Commander of the Central Command and other senior officials, and ordered the deployment of a regular infantry battalion and an increase in operational control in the area.
Ben Gurion Airport detectives and customs investigators thwarted the shipment from England, and additional drugs were seized in a search of the suspect’s home.
