(June 25, 2025 / JNS) Israel National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Monday launched a new plan aimed at thwarting Iran-backed terror in Judea and Samaria following the conclusion of Operation Rising Lion against Tehran.

“We are currently in a momentum that will not return. The head of the octopus—Iran—has taken a fatal blow, and this is the opportunity to strike a blow against the octopus’s arms within us as well,” Ben-Gvir declared in remarks cited by Hebrew media on Monday evening.

“Judea and Samaria are full of extremist Islamic elements with the exact same agenda: the destruction of the Jewish people,” the minister said in a statement, adding: “There is no difference between Tehran and Jenin.”