The IRGC Quds Force was planning to strike northern Israel in the coming days by launching several armed drones against the targets.

The airstrikes on Saturday night come in a context of rising tensions across the region between Iran and the US, as well as recent alleged airstrikes in Iraq against the Shi’ite militias.

The attack at the popular Ein Buvin water spring on Friday also wounded Shnerb's father Eitan and brother Dvir, 19.

"If you want to call it right and left, call it right and left. If you want to call it black and white, call it black and white. They are black, we are white."

Significant differences were identified among Jewish and Arab respondents, with 87% of Jewish inhabitants saying they were satisfied but only 49% of Arabs expressing the same reaction

The confirmation by Israel came moments after Syrian media reported that regime air defenses had been activated against “hostile enemy targets.”

The PA spokesperson added that the US administration’s move “emphasizes its isolation in wake of international recognition of the Palestinian state.”

Rina Shnerb, 17, who was killed in the attack was a resident of Lod.