​(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
 
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this afternoon (Thursday, 9 June 2016), at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, convened the Security Cabinet.
 
Security Cabinet ministers were updated on intelligence and operational activity by the security services over the past 24 hours. They were also updated on – and held a discussion about – the actions being taken by the security establishment.
 
Yatta village has been completely cordoned off.
 
Work permits for members of the two terrorists' clan have been revoked.
 
Permits to visit Israel during Ramadan have been cancelled.
 
Ministers were informed that the budget for closing gaps in the fence in the Tarkumiye-Metar area has already been transferred and that work on the ground will commence on 28 June 2016.