"The potential terrorist understands it's not worth it": The new reality in Judea and Samaria

The commander of the Duchifat Battalion describes the security shift in the Ramallah and Beit El sector after eight months of operations. According to him, full freedom of action in the villages and daily entry into them led to a dramatic decrease in stone-throwing and Molotov cocktail attacks. The soldiers are now leaving for intensive training, ready to deploy to any front required.

The commander of the Duchifat Battalion, Lt. Col. S., summarizes eight months of combat in the Ramallah and Beit El sector and describes a significant security change. In an interview with Maariv, he says that the full freedom of action granted to the battalion in Palestinian villages, including daily entries, led to a dramatic decrease in stone-throwing and Molotov cocktail attacks. According to him, many weapons were seized and hundreds of arrests were made, and the message to the potential terrorist is that "it's not worth it." The commander also addresses Jewish terrorism in Judea and Samaria, saying that in his area of operation there was not much of it, and that the military operates in cooperation with the Border Police and the police to enforce law and order. The battalion's soldiers, who have served in Gaza, Lebanon, and Judea and Samaria over the past three years, are now leaving for battalion training and reorganization, ready to deploy to any front required. The commander emphasizes the operational flexibility learned and the need to be prepared for a change in direction according to the sector.