Israel Katz threatens 'all-out war' on PA over West Bank terror threat, 'October 7-style attack'

The Monday statement followed the West Bank terror stabbing attack at Maoz Yehuda Farm near Kusra that left one moderately to seriously wounded. 

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have directed the IDF to target senior PA officials in an "all-out war" on terrorism in the West Bank.

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I instructed the IDF to prepare to launch an all-out war against senior officials and mechanisms of the Palestinian Authority, the bodies associated with them, and against all terrorist infrastructure in Judea and Samaria - in order to quickly bring about their complete defeat," Katz said.

The Monday statement followed the West Bank terror stabbing attack at Maoz Yehuda Farm near Kusra that left one moderately to seriously wounded.

"No terrorist has a hiding place," Netanyahu said in a separate statement. "I support our heroic fighters who sought to contact and eliminate the terrorist who carried out the attack in Samaria. I wish a full and speedy recovery to the owner of the farm who was injured in the attack."

"We will continue to eliminate terrorists, pursue their senders, and destroy the terror infrastructure in Judea and Samaria. Anyone who tries to threaten the State of Israel and its citizens will pay a heavy price."

Since Sunday, the IDF has launched several exercises to test combat readiness in case of an October 7-style attack, including the surprise Operation Dawn 2.0 and Operations Advancing the Wall and Southern Wind in the Eilat area and along Israel's western border.