'No terrorist is immune,' Netanyahu says as IDF chief orders reinforcements to join manhunt

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 14:03Updated: SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 14:07No terrorist is immune to the consequences of carrying out terror attacks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, following the deadly shooting attack near Neveh Tzuf and an attempted car ramming near Jenin."Our security forces are currently pursuing the despicable terrorist who carried out the murderous attack in Binyamin," he said. "No terrorist is immune, nor are those who aided them. We will settle the score with all of them: in Gaza, in Lebanon, and in Judea and Samaria."He added that he has instructed the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) to reinforce troops in the West Bank, impose blockades, and conduct offensive operations and arrests in order to safeguard the security of Israeli citizens, as well as the immediate demolition of the terrorist's home."On behalf of all the citizens of Israel, my wife and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of the victim murdered in the attack and share in their deep grief," he concluded.IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducted a situational assessment and ordered the deployment of additional security forces to the sector to aid in a manhunt.Senior police officers hold a situational assessment following a fatal terror shooting near Neveh Tzuf, West Bank, September 20, 2026. (credit: ISRAEL POLICE)President Isaac Herzog echoed Netanyahu's words, sending his own condolences to the victim's family and community."Even on this holy eve, we declare clearly and firmly: Terror will not break us nor shake our spirit. Against it, we will stand together united, resolute, and full of faith," Herzog said in his own X/Twitter post."I am confident that IDF forces will swiftly locate the terrorist and bring him to justice," said Defense Minister Israel Katz, commending the soldiers who killed the terrorist at the Ganim checkpoint, preventing a second terror attack."The IDF and security forces are prepared to defend Israel's borders and citizens everywhere against enemies seeking to carry out attacks precisely on the holiest day for the Jewish people," he said. "I wish all our soldiers and all the citizens of Israel a meaningful conclusion to the High Holy Days and an easy, beneficial fast.""The heart of an entire nation aches in this difficult hour," wrote Yashar chair Gadi Eisenkot. "I strengthen the security forces in their pursuit of the terrorist and in their determined activity against Israel's enemies, in all arenas.""We will continue to pursue those who seek our harm everywhere and at all times."Ben-Gvir: 'Terrorist belongs in gallows if not killed'National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir affirmed that should the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack is not killed during the manhunt, "he belongs on the gallows," in accordance with the Death Penalty for Terrorists Law.He sent his condolences to the victim's family, calling the news of the incident "unbearable.""It is important to remember, on the eve of Yom Kippur, that the settlers' right to life takes precedence over the right of Palestinian Authority residents to freedom of movement on the roads," he stated.Israel must enact a 'heavy price', Liberman saysYisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman added in a post to X that the the IDF must enter the village the terrorist came from and raze it."Deadly terror attack on the eve of Yom Kippur," he wrote. "A terrorist opened fire at a spring in Benjamin and murdered an Israeli citizen. The IDF must enter the village from which the terrorist emerged and raze it.""We must exact a heavy price; there is no forgiveness for terror.""This is how an attack should end," Yosef Haddad (People of Israel) added in an X post, referring to the terrorist killed by the IDF after attempting to carry out a car-ramming attack. "Palestinian terrorists are trying to spill Jewish blood on this day, stay especially vigilant in the West Bank!"Follow us on Google