Hamas attempts to ignite Judea and Samaria
Updated November 22, 2023

Since October 7, 2023, when the war in the Gaza Strip began, Hamas has been working to
ignite Judea and Samaria to open another front that will engage Israel’s security forces, part
of the concept the “unity of the arenas” which Hamas and the “axis of resistance”2 developed
earlier. Senior Hamas terrorists, led by Saleh al-‘Arouri, deputy chairman of the Hamas
political bureau and in charge of Judea and Samaria for Hamas, are again urging the residents
of Judea, Samaria, east Jerusalem and Israeli Arabs to join the campaign, attack settlers, clash
with Israeli security forces and carry out attacks, including inside Israeli territory. They called
on the operatives of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security apparatus to use their weapons
to carry out terrorist attacks against Israel.