“We always pray for Israel, and especially the people of Samaria,” the House majority leader said.

“It is emphasized that roofing the compound will not affect the prayer arrangements or the status quo at the Tomb of the Patriarchs,” the Israeli Defense Ministry’s COGAT unit told JNS.

The move came at the orders of the Cabinet, an official told JNS.

Sheikh Wadee’ al-Jaabari declared his wish for Hebron to join the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel as a Jewish nation state.

“I think with Iran, the game is still on,” Assaf Orion, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told JNS. “It’s not ‘Mission Accomplished.’ We can’t go and have beers because this problem is solved.”

The underground structure, which stretched for some 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) and was around 20 meters deep, was also used by Hamas “for military purposes,” the IDF said.

“Five Israeli suspects were arrested and transferred to the Israel Police for further processing,” the IDF said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “absolutely” grown stronger in his faith, the haredi politician said.

The finance minister said the decision was made against the background of the “delegitimization campaign” led by the PA against the Jewish state.

“The fact that our mothers in the West can sleep peacefully is because the mothers of Israeli soldiers lie awake,” Wilders said.