Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Palestinian refugee camp of Tulkarm on Friday afternoon as operational activities have intensified recently against the terrorist infrastructure in the area.

While in Tulkarm, Netanyahu received a security briefing from West Bank Division commander Brig.-Gen. Yaki Dolf, Civil Administration head Big.-Gen. Hisham Ibrahim, and the commander of the Ephraim Brigade.

“Just before Shabbat begins, I came here to the Tulkarm refugee camp to be with our heroic soldiers,” the prime minister said in a statement. “Over the past year, we have significantly intensified our operations: we are entering terrorist strongholds, leveling entire streets used by terrorists, and eliminating both operatives and commanders. We are carrying out crucial operations to counter Hamas and other terrorist organizations’ attempts to harm us.”

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“This threat has not disappeared. What we saw yesterday – the attempt to carry out a series of mass terror attacks – is extremely serious,” Netanyahu stressed.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Tulkarm refugee camp, February 21, 2025 (credit: MAAYAN TOAF/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Tulkarm refugee camp, February 21, 2025 (credit: MAAYAN TOAF/GPO)
“In response, following my directive and that of the defense minister, we have reinforced our forces in Judea and Samaria. Additionally, I have ordered further operational activity against terrorist hubs,” he said, adding “I know that our brave soldiers will carry out this mission with great skill.”