Shin Bet points to substantial drop in terror attacks

Palestinian attacks on Israelis have subsided significantly in the past month, according to a senior Shin Bet official.

The official told the Israeli cabinet on Sunday that attacks had dropped from a high of 78 in October to 20 in March.

However he warned that there was still “palpable tension” and that terrorist groups were still seeking to "perpetrate significant attacks to try to speed up the escalation."

He attributed the drop in attacks to “expanded operations” against the terrorists and said that more than 290 "significant attacks" have been thwarted since the start of 2015.