Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said security forces neutralised a "ticking time bomb" when they killed three Islamic Jihad gunman in the early hours of Saturday morning poised to carry out a terror attack.
Speaking on Saturday ahead of a meeting with Israel's domestic security chiefs, Mr Bennett also warned that the past week of terror in which 11 Israelis have been murdered may only be the start of a sustained wave of attacks.
Referring to the overnight raid in which the three Palestinian operatives were killed, Mr Bennett said security forces “thwarted a ticking time bomb.” Officials said the cell planned to cross into Israel from the West Bank and carry out a shooting attack.
One elite IDF commando was seriously injured in the operation. Mr Bennett said: “Our people act with great bravery, around the clock, in a hostile and violent environment, and I want to send a speedy recovery to the wounded in the operation.”
