Israel National News reports: “Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday evening held a security consultation with the Defense and Internal Security ministers, the Chief of Staff, the head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), the police commissioner and the head of the National Security Council.

‘The determined action of the IDF and the security forces prevented infiltration into Israel’s borders. The IDF, the Shin Bet and the police are deployed with increased forces for every scenario,’ Netanyahu said at the conclusion of the consultation.

The Hamas terrorist organization led violent and mass terrorist acts throughout the day on Monday, the IDF said on Monday evening, adding it had acted to thwart the terrorist activities of the organization.

In response to the terrorist attacks, 11 terrorist targets belonging to Hamas were attacked with fighter jets and aircraft. In addition, the IDF attacked two terrorist positions in northern and southern Gaza using a tank.

‘The IDF acts and continues to act decisively against the large-scale terror attacks that are carried out in a coordinated manner by the Hamas terrorist organization. Every terrorist attack will be met with a sharp response,’ said the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.

‘Our forces are determined to carry out the task of defending the sovereignty of the state and the citizens of Israel,’ it added…”