After the explosion last night (Wednesday) at the Tomb of Joseph compound, where an officer and three soldiers were injured, thousands gathered at the site. Yossi Dagan: "We must not fear terrorism, restore full control of Joseph's Tomb."
Despite the serious incident last night in which the soldiers were injured, thousands of people ascended to the Tomb compound and prayed. Among those who entered were also Knesset Member Zvi Sukkot, European Parliament member Cristian Terheș, Hasidic leaders, and the head of the Samaria Regional Council, Yossi Dagan. "The entry continues and is carried out as a routine despite attempts by militants to prevent it, and an explosion that injured four IDF soldiers," say sources in the Samaria Regional Council.
Head of the Samaria Council: "Restore full control over Joseph's Tomb"
Yossi Dagan, the head of the Samaria Regional Council, addressed the bombing shortly before entering the Tomb: "We will never stop demanding that the Israeli government rectify this injustice and restore full control over this holy site. The charge that was detonated today against our dear IDF soldiers and the repeated attempts to harm the praying worshipers who come here to pray in this sacred place, along with the barbaric calls to harm the Tomb of Joseph again and again, demonstrate the obvious."
Furthermore, Dagan added: "Only we are capable of safeguarding this holy place. Only the IDF, only the State of Israel can protect the Tomb of Joseph. All of us, the entire people of Israel, send our strong embrace and prayers for the well-being of our dear and beloved IDF soldiers." Dagan added, "We must never fear terrorism. We must restore full control over the Tomb of Joseph."
