Netanyahu and Israel’s defense minister ordered a intensification of operations in the West Bank.

After consulting with the security cabinet and the heads of security institutions, the prime minister and defense minister, in response to attacks in the past 24 hours, issued the following set of measures:

· Demolition of the house of the individual responsible for this morning’s attack · Intensive operations in the villages at the center of the “terror” focus · Collection of weapons · Revocation of work permits · Reinforcing the deployment of forces across the West Bank · Creating checkpoints and separating travel routes · Speeding up the legal authorization of agricultural outposts and constructing new outposts

Netanyahu and the defense minister also extended condolences to the families of the victims of this morning’s attack and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.