Israeli Army Minister Avigdor Lieberman claimed that his army forces thwarted between 20 and 30 “Palestinian attacks” in the West Bank each week over the past few months.
Lieberman admitted that Palestinian resistance’ operations have notably escalated in al-Khalil’s old city.
“In the Central Command and especially in the area of the old city a large-scale operation to thwart [attacks] has been undertaken in recent months — between 20 and 30 each week — in response to an increasing effort by terrorist forces” Lieberman said during a tour of al-Khalil.
Earlier on Sunday the Israeli occupation authorities announced the imposition of a comprehensive security cordon on the occupied West Bank and the closure of the crossings into the Gaza Strip during the Jewish “Purim” holiday.
A spokesperson for the Israeli Army said that the authorities have ordered the cordon to be in place from Tuesday till next Saturday.
