Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu congratulated the Shabak Israel Security Agency, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Police counter-terrorism unit on the capture of the terrorist who allegedly killed two soldiers at the Giv'at Asaf Junction and was involved in the wounding of others and the resulting death of a baby at the nearby Ofra Junction.
Netanyahu said, "The long arm of Israel will reach whoever attacks our citizens. The State of Israel will deal with them to the fullest extent of the law."