Khaberni - The Israeli National Security Minister, extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir, has decided to promote the commander of the undercover unit in the "Border Guard" police in the occupied West Bank to the rank of colonel, the day after his unit's members executed Palestinians in Jenin city despite them exiting a building and surrendering to the encircling force.
According to sources, Ben-Gvir personally visited the unit’s base on Friday to inform its commander (C) about the approval of his promotion to this rank by the Police Inspector General and the Police Senior Command.
The decision to promote to this rank is exceptional, as his counterparts in the police, who are positioned according to geographic areas, serve as commanders of undercover units with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and those who preceded him in this post held the same rank; according to a report by "Haaretz" on Saturday evening.
This comes as three officers from the same undercover unit were investigated by the "Mahash" police investigation department on suspicion of murder and illegal shooting.
During the investigation, investigators presented documentation showing the two martyrs emerging with their hands raised from a building in the Jabal Abu Dhahir neighborhood in Jenin. After the soldiers took control of them, they were ordered to lie down on the ground at the building’s entrance, then one of them shot them from close range and executed them.
The three officers alleged during the investigation that they "felt endangered after the martyrs did not comply with their instructions and made suspicious movements," they claimed.
During his visit to the base of the undercover unit, Ben-Gvir said, "This grotesque procedure must end where our fighters are immediately taken for investigation upon shooting a 'saboteur.' We are fighting enemies and murderers who want to rape women and burn children," according to his words. Also, he had "supported" the behavior of the three officers and wrote on his "X" platform account that "the fighters acted exactly as expected. 'Saboteurs' must die."
According to a source in the Israeli police, the decision to promote the commander of the undercover unit in the occupied West Bank "was taken by the Inspector General and the Police High Command about two weeks ago. The military also supported this promotion in light of the fact that the unit is larger than its counterparts and carries out extensive operations." It was added that "the decision needed Ben-Gvir's approval. And indeed, (C) had previously been the commander of the undercover unit in Jerusalem, including during the events of October 7th."
