Defense Minister Benny Gantz firmly denounced nationalistic violence in Judea and Samaria, saying “The recent incidents involving nationalistically- motivated violence in Judea and Samaria are grave and I intend to act firmly against them. Whoever hurls rocks, ignites vehicles, and uses weapons [for the purpose of violence] is a terrorist and will be treated as such. I have recently initiated several meetings to discuss this issue, and we currently find ourselves at the height of the process to strengthen our troops on the ground, to build forces with the Police and ISA, and to determine operational and legal proceedings vis-a-vis such incidents.”