Akiva Leibowitz, an IDF reservist, was ordered by the ISA to return both his IDF and personal firearms.

 Vipers still remaining; have not been eliminated from their nest. Need another cleaning.

The ISA has instructed the IDF to confiscate the personal and military weapons of Akiva Leibowitz, an educator and active reservist in Judea and Samaria town defense units.

Liebowitz, who serves as a field coordinator in the Youth Department of the Binyamin Regional Council and as a youth coordinator in the town of Esh Kodesh, was surprised to receive the notification, as no reason was given for the decision.

He has been on active duty since the war began, first in the brigade commander's command post in the Gaza Strip, and later moving to town defense.

His friends responded with outrage. "The ISA confiscates Akiva's personal pistol and his IDF weapon without any explanation. Why? Because. It's probably a 'coping mechanism.' A combination of callousness and an unjustified decision."

At the same time, the terrorist who murdered Akiva's brother Elazar was to be released as part of the hostage deal. The terrorist, who had been released in the Schalit deal, had returned to terrorism, been re-arrested and sentenced to another life term.

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MEANWHILE

The Civil Administration has embarked on a widescale campaign in Gush Etzion, in accordance with Finance Minister and Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich's policy.

During the operation, dozens of buildings were destroyed and many building tools confiscated. The operation especially focused on preventing garbage fires, which greatly harm the air quality and the residents' quality of life.

"The Civil Administration and the Supervision Unit are working daily to enforce [the law] against illegal construction," Smotrich said.

The amount of illegal construction is enormous, and in accordance with our priorities, the Civil Administration is greatly increasing the enforcement and demolitions. This year, the number of demolitions rose dozens of percent, and there is still much work ahead of us. We will not allow the law to be trampled.

"I thank the Civil Administration for its important work and the Supervision Unit for its professional execution. We will continue to do everything we can to prevent strategic and hostile takeover of the open areas

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