After tense days passed by the residents of the north, and the heavy obscuration placed on the event that took place at the Megiddo junction, this evening the security establishment will officially reveal the details of the affair to the public.
In light of the unusual security situation, the public tension and the waves of rumors spreading on social networks, it was decided that the security establishment will tonight reveal the details of the affair to the public in an orderly and organized manner, tweeted military journalist Or Heller from News 13.
This exposure by the security forces came after two extremely tense days in the northern region. First, an unusual incident occurred in which an explosive device exploded near the Megiddo junction, a young Arab man, 21-year-old Sharaf Eldin, was seriously injured in the explosion when the device apparently exploded on the side of the road.
This is an unusual and worrisome event from the point of view of the security system, both in terms of the type of explosive device and in terms of the style of the attack itself. The incident caused the blockade of Highway 65 for a significant period of several hours during which scans were carried out for additional charges of this type or others, but none were found.
In addition to this explosive incident, there was also another incident at the Lebanese border, which was also put under blackout, from what is known at this moment, as part of the incident, forces were launched against a group of suspects who were arrested near the border fence between Israel and Lebanon.
This is a series of unusual security events and there was a lively discussion at the top of the state about whether and how to reveal the details to the public when parts of the political level brought opposition and concern regarding the disclosure of the details of the event. But apparently it was decided that the disclosure of the incident is better than the rumor mill which makes waves in the public and ignites feelings of tension and panic as a result of not knowing.
Prime Minister Netanyahu held a security discussion and assessment of the situation with all senior officials, including Defense Minister Yoav Galant, before leaving for his flight to Berlin. The Prime Minister’s Office stated: “Prime Minister Netanyahu has been following and being updated in recent days on security developments together with the top security officials.”
Whether related to this or not, Netanyahu significantly shortened his visit to Berlin and will return to Israel tomorrow evening 24 hours later.