A rocket was launched Monday morning from the Jenin area towards Israeli settlements but exploded in Palestinian Authority territory, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed after a period in which the information was classified.
Read more: 'Game Changer': Rocket Fire From Jenin Is Putting Israelis On Edge
The Shin Bet is investigating a case in which a rocket was found in an open area in East Jerusalem during the Flag parade on Jerusalem Day. The rocket was located in the Beit Hanina neighborhood beyond the separation fence from the Palestinian Authority territories. The suspect who participated in the production of the rocket is a resident of the village of Ajul and admitted that he acted to arm the rocket and stated that he acted on his own initiative and without affiliation with any terrorist organization.
Read more: Palestinian Arrested For Trying To Launch A Rocket In Jerusalem On Flag Day
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recent closed hearing of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee that Israel is preparing for the day after the 87-year-old Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen passes away and also spoke about the need to curb the Palestinian aspiration for a state of their own.
Read more: Netanyahu's Plan After Abbas Dies Include Eliminating Aspirations For A State
After last week's murderous Palestinian terrorist attack in Eli in which four Israelis were killed, extremist Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian property Saturday evening in the village of Umm Safa, which is near Ramallah. Clashes broke out between the settlers and the residents of the village, and as a result, the IDF and Border Patrol forces who were called to police the situation used non-lethal measures to disperse demonstrations while making several arrests.
Read more: Controversy Erupts Over Israel's 'Harsh' Crackdown On Jewish Settler Violence
A Shin Bet opinion presented this week in the Knesset stated that strengthening the Jewish presence in the Galilee region is a major Israeli security interest. The opinion was expressed during a hearing in the Committee for Public Enterprises chaired by MK Ohad Tal in which the bill of the Minister of National Missions and Settlements Orit Struck, which aims to allow the increase of communities from 400 families to 1,000 and expand the geographical areas to which the communities, was presented. The Negev and Galilee regions, while a part of Israel is referred to as the peripheral areas that are underdeveloped and underpopulated.
Read more: Shin Bet Supports Knesset Bill To Expand Jewish Presence In Israel's Galilee
