IDF Spokesperson: "Thanks to the heroism of the IDF fighters, this morning a serious attack against the citizens of the State of Israel was prevented"; The commander of the Central Command, Maj. Gen. Avi Balut at the scene of the attack: "This morning a serious attack against the citizens of the State of Israel was prevented, the attack was prevented thanks to the heroism of the IDF fighters...Today, the IDF soldiers prevented a serious attack against the civilians with their bodies, we are embarking on a significant counterterrorism operation at the same time as the imposition of a siege on Hebron and Halhul. We will bring all the terrorists to justice, we will destroy terrorist infrastructures of any kind."