IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said at a ceremony marking the handover of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories that "we are required to enforce law and order and prevent crime of all kinds, including nationalist crime. These do not strengthen security – they harm the settlements, the IDF and the State of Israel." Zamir added that "IDF commanders and soldiers, as well as other security agencies, must act immediately and not stand by when they identify illegal actions by violent groups and protect uninvolved civilian populations."