Operation "Shield and Arrow" : It turns out that before the operation in Gaza and the elimination of the three senior members of the Islamic Jihad, four ministers knew about it in advance. Gallant, Dermer, Levin and Smotrich knew about the assassination in Gaza before the execution and were complicit in the secret.
Otzma Yehudit: "Following the acceptance of our position – we will return to vote with the government"
40 aircraft and three targets: this is what the IDF's surprise attack in Gaza looked like
As mentioned, the IDF launched a military operation tonight in the Gaza Strip in which it attacked targets of the Islamic Jihad, and as part of it, senior members of the organization's military arm were eliminated, including Khalil Bahitini, who is responsible for firing rockets into the area surrounding Gaza, and Tarek Ezz Al-Din, who is responsible for the intent of the operations of the Jihad in Judea and Samaria and Jihad A'nam, the secretary of the military council of the terrorist organization.
The Otzma Yehudit faction, headed by Minister Ben Gabir, who did not know about the plan in advance, welcomed the move and said: "Following the acceptance of our position and the transition from inclusion to attack with the targeted countermeasures of Islamic Jihad officials, we will return to vote with the government. It is hoped that the attacks will be maintained for a long time."
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As far as Ben Gvir is concerned, according to his associates this morning, the operation in Gaza is not happening "thanks to him", since the possibility of targeted countermeasures has already come up in recent security discussions. As far as Ben Gabir is concerned, the confiscation he declared after the strikes from Gaza and the IDF's response to them gave him a "push" to carry out what was planned.
Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the chairman of religious Zionism, also commented on the operation that happened at night: "The citizens of Israel are in good hands and whoever would harm us should know that he will not clean up at the right time and at the right time. Thank you to the IDF and the security forces for the execution and to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense for the leadership. A big hug to the residents of the south and thanks to the citizens of Israel who give their trust even when it is impossible to say everything in real time. The IDF is ready to continue."
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