Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Likud) on Tuesday morning instructed the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Major-General Ghassan Alian to prevent family members of the Mount Hebron terrorists from entering pre-1967 Israel.
In the Monday shooting attack, kindergarten teacher and mother of three Batsheva Nigri was murdered in front of her six-year-old daughter, and Aryeh Gotlieb was severely injured.
In the order, Gallant instructed that Alian revoke the entry permits of the family members of the terrorists.
Arabs living in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority require permits in order to enter pre-1967 Israel. READ MORE