Economy Minister: We need to move from defence to attack

Naftali Bennett on Wednesday called for a military operation to be launched in East Jerusalem, similar to the actions taken during the second intifada.

In an interview with Israeli army radio, right-wing Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett called for more action from Israel, saying they should move from defence to offence in the wake of yesterday's deadly synagogue attack.

"Go in with Border Police forces, make arrests, create intelligence channels, stay there on a permanent basis, not just when there's a terror attack," he added.

"Instead of just placing guards at every cafe and restaurant in Israel, at every synagogue and every kindergarten, we need to go to the source."