After the deadly attack Tuesday morning in the Harmesh settlement of northern Samaria, in which Meir Tamari was murdered, coalition members are calling for a significant response and a large-scale military operation in northern Samaria. āThe Land of Israelā lobby will hold a debate in the Knesset on the increase in terrorism in Samaria and ways to deal with it.
Read more: Knesset Members Demand Israel Confront 'Palestinian Enemy' After Deadly Attack
The increase in the world's defense budgets brought the order backlog of Elbit Systems to a record of almost 16 billion dollars. In order to truly understand how significant this order backlog is, one must go back a year to watch a massive 20% increase in orders from the company. For perspective, the average annual growth rate of the entire Defense industry according to The Business Research Company is 7.9%.
Read more: Elbit Reveals Record-Breaking $16 Billion Of Business 'In The Pipeline'
Palestinian activists and some parents in East Jerusalem are angry once again, this time because the students of the Al-Ofek school in the Beit Hanina neighborhood were videoed dancing to the Israeli song "Tefila", which translates from Hebrew into āPrayerā.
Read more: Palestinian Activists Angry Over East Jerusalem 'School Dance' With Hebrew Song
Israel's credit rating may rise, according to the credit rating agency Fitch, which published a review for investors regarding the Israeli economy. The review comes following the approval of the state budget by the Knesset and despite the return to a deficit budget, Fitch estimates that the deficit will be lower than before the outbreak of the COVID pandemic.
Read more: Fitch Predicts Israel's Credit Score Could Rise Despite Budget Deficit
Palestinian media reported on Monday morning that intensive activity by the Israel Defense Forces to arrest wanted terrorists in several neighborhoods in the city of Jenin took place. According to the reports, during the operational activity, terrorists opened fire on the IDF troops who returned fire and hit recorded several hits, killing an Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade leader; there were no casualties reported among the Israeli forces. The arrests made in Jenin come less than a day after terrorists fired at the village of Gan Nir in the Gilboa and struck one of the houses. It should be noted that Gan Nir is not over the āgreen lineā and is well within Israelās pre-1967 borders.
Read more: IDF Kills One, Arrests Several Militants In Jenin After Cross-Border Shooting Attack
