After Oct. 7, the IDF established a coordinated body under its Central Command to tackle praise for terrorist organizations like Hamas in Judea and Samaria.
The Israel Defense Forces filed 303 indictments for online terror incitement in Judea and Samaria in 2024, compared to 60 to 70 per year before Oct. 7, 2023, according to Hebrew media.
In 2015, during the peak of the so-called “Knife Intifada” terror attacks, 150 indictments were filed for online terror incitement, according to Ynet.
A special division was set up under the IDF’s Central Command to tackle online incitement in the wake of the Oct. 7 massacre, the report stated. The division is led by members of the Military Prosecution in the Judea and Samaria Division, along with intelligence personnel and operational officers, under OC Central Command Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth.