Organized Terror Infrastructure Under Palestinian Authority Control

The two terror infrastructures uncovered in 2025, within merely six months of each other, operated under Palestinian Authority (PA) control. Their discovery, especially nearly two years after the October 7 massacre and amid intensified IDF operations against Hamas, underscores the difficulties faced by military forces in thwarting terrorist organizations. Moreover, the PA has repeatedly demonstrated its incapacity, and at times unwillingness, to prevent terror activities. In practice, these sophisticated terror networks have grown covertly overtime under a seemingly civilian facade. These findings highlight that even in PA-controlled areas, the absence of effective Israeli security control leads to renewed terror entrenchment, not calmness.

Exposure of Terror Infrastructure, February 2025:

The planned attack was intended to occur simultaneously in five separate locations, spread across at least three different cities, and targeted civilians during busy Friday morning shopping hours. Due to a timing error – explosives set to detonate at 9 PM instead of 9 AM – a major disaster that could have claimed hundreds of lives was narrowly avoided. Three bombs exploded on buses in central Israel, with two additional devices found and neutralized. The buses were parked empty in a depot, preventing casualties. On…