Israel: Police and Border Police on heightened alert for terror attacks during High Holidays
by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – Amid a heightened threat of Palestinian terror attacks on Israeli civilians, Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai on Tuesday ordered all police and Border Police to review security protocols relevant to the ongoing High Holy Days, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Yom Kippur passed relatively peacefully on Monday, with Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) set to begin at sunset on September 29, 2023, until nightfall on October 6, 2023.
“We got through Yom Kippur without any incidents of terror, thanks to proper preparedness together with the IDF and the Shin Bet,” Shabtai said in a statement. “At the same time, we are still on high alert for the Tishrei holidays amid dozens of terror threats and attempted attacks…the silence around us is deceiving and can change in an instant; we must maintain a high level of vigilance.”
On Monday night, Israel Defense Forces arrested five terror suspects in the West Bank, JPost reports. The IDF, Shin Bet, and Israel Border Police arrested four wanted suspects in Silwad. A fifth man was arrested in Deir Sammit.
The IDF also took anti-riot measures in Al-Bireh, where they had stones thrown at them, JPost said.
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