“Israel’s Largest West Bank Incursions in 20 Years”

Latest news Israel’s largest incursions into the occupied West Bank have occurred during the last 20 years or more.

The attack was called a “full-fledged war” by Foreign Minister Israel Katz

Israeli forces carried out a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank, cutting off Jenin and carrying out airstrikes and raids that resulted in fatalities.

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz claimed that the large-scale operation was a part of a “full-fledged war” and that Israeli forces needed to take similar measures to those being taken in the conflict-ravaged Palestinian enclave in the West Bank. Katz made this comparison between the situation and the Gaza Strip.

Israel has been conducting nearly daily raids in the West Bank, which it has occupied since 1967, following the October 7 attack by Hamas and the Israeli offensive in Gaza that followed. But Wednesday’s operation, which Israeli officials have named Operation Defensive, might be the largest in more than 20 years.

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A joint statement from the Israel Defense Forces, Israel Security Agency (often referred to as the Shin Bet), and Israel Police stated that they had initiated a “counterterrorism operation” in Jenin, Tulkarem, and the Al-Faraa refugee camp throughout the night, with the goal of “eliminating armed terrorists from the air and ground.”

They claimed that two other armed militants were killed in Tulkarem, which is about 30 miles away, and that three armed militants “who presented a threat” to security personnel were killed in an airstrike in Jenin. Along with other weapons, several “wanted suspects,” according to Israeli authorities, were also captured.

“Exposure and dismantling explosives that were planted under the area’s highways and were intended to be detonated in assaults” was what Israeli forces did.

Israeli bulldozers seemed to be destroying roads in Tulkarem and Jenin Wednesday night, according to pictures and videos circulated on social media and confirmed by NBC News.

The Al-Faraa refugee camp lies just over 15 miles south of Jenin. Israeli forces are reported to have killed four more armed militants during airstrikes in the vicinity of the camp.

At least nine people died over night, according to a post made on Telegram on Wednesday by the Palestinian Health Ministry.

The Associated Press stated that Jenin’s governor, Kamal Abu al-Rub, claimed on Palestinian radio that Israeli forces had encircled the region and barred access to hospitals as well as exit and entry points.

An official from the Nour Shams camp in Tulkarem, Nihad Al-Shawish, stated that the Palestinian Authority’s liaison with Israel had advised the camp, hours before the raids started, that inhabitants should think about leaving the area. The withdrawals

Israeli military activities within the West Bank occupation

Youssef Barahmi told NBC News he could see the camp being “surrounded by the IDF” from his location in the town of the same name, which is less than two kilometers away.Youssef Barahmi told NBC News he could see the camp being “surrounded by the IDF” from his location in the town of the same name, which is less than two kilometers away.

Latest news Israel The Palestinian Authority employee claimed to have learned that Israeli forces were encircling his mother-in-law’s house from his mother-in-law, who lives in the camp. He continued by saying that he was no longer able to reach her on the phone.

A spokesman for Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa stated that any entry into hospitals poses “a direct threat to the lives of patients and medical professionals.” The statement went on to say that access roads have been closed and multiple medical institutions in the West Bank have been surrounded by Israeli forces.

International criticism of Israel’s West Bank policy has been severe.

The International Court of Justice declared last month that Israel had violated international law by occupying Palestinian territory, including the West Bank. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has recorded more than 1,000 attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank by Latest News Israel settlers since Latest News Israel started its military offensive more than ten months ago. Latest news Israel”

recent developments in Israel The sharp rise in settler violence in Jenin and other West Bank areas has given rise to an armed resistance movement.

In his “endless occupation” of the occupied West Bank, Israel should generally “follow law enforcement rules, which permit the use of fatal force,” according to Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch.

Latest news Israel: Additionally, Hezbollah, a terrorist group supported by Iran, and Israeli soldiers exchanged gunfire over the weekend in response to the death of commander Fuad Shukr, for which Hezbollah also vowed to exact revenge. This incident raised tensions close to Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.

Latest news Israel: The US administration is encouraged by recent developments in the negotiations, but its attempts to mediate a cease-fire agreement that would put an end to hostilities in Gaza and free the hostages who are still being held there have not been successful thus far.

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