Defense Minister Israel Katz addressed the stabbing attack at the Maoz Yehuda outpost in Samaria, saying that "the IDF will pursue and capture the terrorist. Terrorism in Judea and Samaria is currently at its lowest level in decades and we will take all necessary measures to prevent terrorism from raising its head again. In the event of an upheaval and the security mechanisms of the Palestinian Authority and bodies associated with them launch, or we know with certainty are about to launch, a terrorist attack in the style of October 7 against IDF forces and Jewish settlements, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have instructed the IDF to prepare for an all-out war against senior officials and mechanisms of the Authority and bodies associated with them."