IDF Central Commander Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth on Wednesday called the attack of around 100 Jewish extremists on the Palestinian West Bank village of Jit on August 15 the worst Jewish terror event ever.
In issuing his probe of the event in which large numbers of homes and cars were burned, one Palestinian was killed, and some others were attacked, he said that he and all those involved from Israel and the IDF had failed to properly defend the Palestinian village properly.
The military said that the investigation showed that there had been a regional warning at 8:00 p.m. when the Shin Bet noticed that certain extremists were gathering in cars, and that this warning led the security forces to deploy around main junctions and routes.
However, at this stage, the IDF did not block the trance to Jit. The probe does not explain why, but says lessons should be learned for the future.... Read More: JPost