Kohavi tells the troops that the attacker should not have been able to cross into Israel and that it is the IDF’s responsibility to prevent such things
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi tells soldiers at the Ofer military base that the terrorist who carried out last night’s attack in Tel Aviv crossed into Israel through the West Bank “seam zone” — the area located east of the Green Line but west of the border of the security barrier.
There are many gaps in the barrier, and the IDF has dispatched thousands of troops in recent weeks to the seam zone area to make sure that Palestinians don’t illegally cross into Israel.
Kohavi tells the troops that the attacker should not have been able to cross into Israel and that it is the IDF’s responsibility to prevent such things.
IDF chief of staff Aviv Kohavi is visiting the Ofer military base in the West Bank where he addresses soldiers about the escalating security situation before they eat Shabbat night dinner.
Kohavi’s office invited media to cover the event live in what was apparently meant to broadcast a message of security to Israelis watching at home, but the Kan public broadcaster points out that it comes hours after the IDF signed onto a joint letter to news networks blasting them for turning last night’s attack into a reality TV show.
Moreover, there are religious soldiers in the crowd who are being filmed on the Sabbath without their consent.
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