Shea Levin — text status

Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to raise its alert level in Gaza amid information that Hamas intends to attack Israeli forces, warning that Hamas will pay a “very heavy price” if troops are harmed. Katz also revealed that Israel has approved a plan for a major IDF offensive in Judea and Samaria if Palestinian Authority forces turn their weapons against Israel, warning it would be a “short and powerful war with a clear victory.”