The IDF spokesperson announced that the investigation into the recent security incident in the north has revealed that the terrorist who crossed the fence from Lebanon to Israel did not use a tunnel but employed other methods that have been deciphered by the IDF. The IDF press release stated that they have ruled out the possibility of an underground crossing from Lebanon to Israel. The investigation into the incident is ongoing and the IDF continues to draw operational lessons from it. The details of the incident were made public last week after two tense days in the northern region. An explosive device went off at the Megiddo junction causing serious injury to an Israeli citizen. The terrorist who carried out the attack was killed by IDF and Shin Bet fighters. The IDF believes that the terrorist acted alone and is investigating the involvement of Hezbollah in the incident. The circumstances of the event are being thoroughly scrutinized, but there is no cause for alarm on the home front. However, there is high alert in the north, and every decision is being made in consultation with the political echelon.
About a week after the blackout on the security incident in the north was lifted, the IDF spokesman announces this evening that the investigation of the incident shows that the terrorist who crossed the fence from Lebanon to Israel did not do so through a tunnel but through other methods that the IDF was able to decipher.
The press release stated: “In recent days, an effort has been underway to investigate the crossing of the terrorist who carried out the attack at the Megiddo junction. The method of crossing the fence was deciphered, and the possibility that it was an underground crossing from Lebanon to Israel was completely ruled out. The IDF continues to study and investigate the incident and draw the necessary operational lessons.”
Last Wednesday, the details of the security incident in the north that occurred early last week, which included an incident at the Lebanese border and an explosion of a vehicle at the Megiddo junction, were allowed to be published. This exposure by the security forces came after two extremely tense days in the northern region.
The IDF said that the incident at the Megiddo intersection began last Monday, when an explosive device exploded at the Megiddo intersection and led to the serious injury of an Israeli citizen. An initial investigation revealed that the explosive device was unusual in its characteristics, and as a result roads were blocked in the area and IDF forces began searches.
During the operation in the Moshav Ya’ara area, a vehicle containing an armed terrorist was identified, and IDF and Shin Bet fighters shot and killed him, after it was determined that he posed a danger to the forces. It was also said that a ready-to-use explosive belt was found in the terrorist’s possession, as well as other items – and it is estimated that neutralizing the terrorist prevented another attack. At this stage, no other terrorists are known to have crossed the border with him, and it is believed that the terrorist acted alone.
A preliminary investigation shows that the terrorist apparently crossed the border from Lebanon to Israel on the night between Saturday and Sunday. It also emerged that after the attack near the Megiddo junction, the terrorist stopped a car and asked the driver to drive it north. The IDF said that the attack is under a broad investigation – as part of which the involvement of the terrorist organization Hezbollah is also being examined.
The IDF said that the circumstances of the details are being thoroughly and thoroughly investigated, but at the moment there is full routine on the home front. However, at this stage, high alert is being maintained in the north, with every decision being made together with the political echelon.