'Israel' in shambles after Al-Khalil op: Harshest year since Intifada
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Israeli media say Netanyahu will reschedule the date of the cabinet session from September 10 to the beginning of next week in light of the security situation.
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Israeli occupation forces and emergency services stand at the site of a shooting operation south of Al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank (AFP)
Al-Khalil shooting sparked a state of panic and extreme tension among the political and security forces of the occupation and among settlers, which was widely apparent in the Israeli media coverage of the operation.
Earlier on Monday, one illegal Israeli settler was killed and another was critically injured after their car was targeted in a shooting operation in Al-Khalil.
The director of Al Mayadeen's office in occupied Palestine spoke of "hysterical reactions" in Israeli circles following the shooting operation in Al-Khalil.
Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to "reschedule a planned meeting of the security cabinet to next week" following the two shooting operations that happened in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported, citing the premier's office. The meeting was initially scheduled for September 10.
It is noteworthy that on Saturday, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Palestine reported that two Israeli settlers were killed in a shooting operation near Huwara, south of Nablus.
The military correspondent in Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Yossi Yehoshua, posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the year 2023 "has become the most difficult year since the second intifada," highlighting that 34 Israelis have been killed so far, compared to the year 2022, where 33 Israeli have been killed.
Yehoshua also noted that the number of security alerts is at a peak and stands at about 200 a day.
The Israeli correspondent pointed out that all of these events are taking place even after the Israeli occupation army deployed the largest range of forces in the occupied West Bank since 2005 and after it launched its aggression against the city of Jenin and its camp in July.
Israeli media described the situation in "Israel" as combining "humiliation on the northern border, rocket fire from Gaza, and an escalation of operations in the West Bank."
Other media outlets cited the head of the illegal "Kiryat Arba" settlement council in Al-Khalil as calling on settlers to kill anyone who intends to kill settlers.
Israeli media reported that Israeli occupation forces were searching for the shooters after the attack, which took place near the "Beit Hagai" junction in the southern occupied West Bank, near Al-Khalil.
The media said the settlers were shot from a passing car while they were driving on Highway 60, near the "Beit Hagai" junction, south of Al-Khalil.
Israeli emergency services confirmed that the woman who was initially listed as in critical condition was declared dead at the scene shortly thereafter.
Medical officials also indicated that the other injured settler was transferred to Soroka Hospital for treatment, where he was listed in critical condition.
According to the initial investigation of the Israeli occupation army, the settlers' car was hit by at least 22 bullets, and three other bullets were found nearby.
The investigation also added that the shooters' vehicle used to carry out the operation did not have registration plates and is believed to have fled toward Al-Khalil.
Israeli media noted that 29 Israelis were killed and several were injured as a result of operations since the beginning of the year.
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