During a Passover toast with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Shin Bet chief Ronan Bar announced that their “tequila” team, designed to stop immediate threats, has been activated 14 times since the start of the year. In just three months, over 200 significant attacks have been foiled, including shooting and bomb attacks, running overs, kidnappings, and suicides. Despite this success, the organization has also suffered 15 painful losses. Bar explained to Netanyahu that they are facing a challenging time at home and abroad with threats coming from Iranian, Shiite, Hamas, Jihadi, Hazara, and Salafi sources. Bar emphasized the importance of closing the circle quickly in order to make things easier for families, prevent future attacks, and discourage new ideas. Most recently, the organization arrested two members of the threat squad responsible for attacking two Israeli soldiers in Hawara while it was Ramadan and occurring in broad daylight in the heart of the Kasbah and in Rafidia.
At a Passover toast attended by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, today (Tuesday) Shin Bet chief Ronan Bar revealed that, in just three months, more than 200 significant attacks have been thwarted, the organization’s special “tequila” team, designed to thwart immediate threats, was jumped According to him already 14 times since the beginning of the year.
Bar said to Netanyahu: “We are in a challenging time. Both at home and abroad. The source is Iranian, Shiite, Hamas, Jihadi, Hazara and Salafi and many local phenomena. To illustrate the numbers: only 3 months have passed and this year over 200 significant attacks have been thwarted, including about 150 shooting attacks, 20 bomb attacks, running overs, suicides, kidnappings and more.
And besides, we suffered 15 painful losses. Another angle to understand the scope is through the “tequila” team – the latest response to the terrorist attack on the road, which has already been jumped 14 times this year. The quick closing of the circle. Yesterday we arrested two of the threat squad in the attack in which two of our soldiers were injured in Hawara. We did it in Ramadan, we did it in broad daylight, in the heart of the Kasbah and in Rafidia.
About a month ago we chased the killer of the late Hillel Weigel from Hawara, from Nablus to Jenin. Again in broad daylight. Again inside the MP. And so with the killers of the late Ido Baruch, and the shooters in Tulkarm, in Jericho, placing the charge in Beitar Illit and more – value The quick closing of the circle. And in the war on terror it is important 3 times – to make things easier for the families, to prevent the next attack, and to curb new ideas.”