Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced several hours after the attack in Judea that four additional outposts will be established in the southern Hebron Hills area. Simultaneously, the Civil Administration began demolishing illegal Arab structures near the attack site. Smotrich said that "this is just the beginning. By Saturday, we will take down quite a few structures here, and it will be clear that terror that strikes Israeli citizens has a very heavy price." Residents are organizing to move to the outposts before the Sabbath begins.