IDF prepares: The dramatic week that could change the picture in the West Bank

The IDF and Shin Bet are preparing for a tense week in the West Bank amid the Sukkot holiday, the olive harvest season, and the upcoming elections. The IDF fears friction and violence from right-wing activists and settlers who will try to prevent Palestinian olive harvesting, and is reinforcing troops. Meanwhile, new details are revealed about the attack in which Nathaniel Shkaron was murdered on the eve of Yom Kippur.

The IDF and Shin Bet are preparing for a dramatic week in the West Bank, amid the Sukkot holiday, the olive harvest season, and the upcoming elections. The IDF identifies attempts by right-wing activists and settlers to prevent Palestinian olive harvesting, and is reinforcing troops to secure the events and prevent friction. Meanwhile, new details are revealed about the attack in which Nathaniel Shkaron was murdered on the eve of Yom Kippur: the terrorist, armed with an M16 rifle, arrived at the "Ein Raya" spring on Friday but had second thoughts, and returned on Sunday and shot Shkaron. An IDF tracker wounded the terrorist, who fled to a hospital in Ramallah, where he was arrested by Duvdevan fighters. The IDF is preparing for copycats.