Already 10 dead
West Bank: military operation could last for days
According to army sources, Israel's "anti-terrorist operation", which began in the West Bank on Wednesday night, is set to last several days. According to Palestinian sources, at least ten people have been killed so far.
According to the Times of Israel, the large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank will last longer. The main focus of the operation is the Tulkarem region, but the armed forces are also active in the city of Jenin and in the refugee settlement of Far'a near Tubas.
Israel reports several arrests
Several wanted Palestinians were arrested during the operation, according to the military. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the West Bank, five people were killed during the operation in Far'a and two in Jenin. Three others were killed in a drone attack on their vehicle south of Jenin, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service.
"Since tonight, the Israeli army has been taking strong action against an Islamist-Iranian terrorist network in the Jenin and Tulkarem refugee camps," wrote Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on X. Iran is working to "build an eastern terror front against Israel in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) by financing and arming terrorists and smuggling advanced weapons via Jordan," as it did in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
Terrorist militia accuses Israel of "open warfare"
Islamic Jihad, which is allied with the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas and is particularly rooted in the refugee settlements in the north of the West Bank, accused Israel of "open warfare" in a statement published on Wednesday. The attacks were aimed at "shifting the focus of the conflict to the occupied West Bank", it said. In doing so, Israel wanted to "bring about a new situation on the ground in order to annex the West Bank".
Israeli operations are a daily occurrence in the West Bank, which has been occupied since 1967. Time and again, the military also attacks refugee camps and villages from the air - most recently in the north of the territory. However, it is rare for operations to take place simultaneously in several cities, as was the case on Wednesday night.
Situation in the West Bank has worsened since major attack on Israel
The situation in the West Bank has worsened considerably since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. According to an AFP count based on Palestinian figures, at least 650 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 in operations by the Israeli army or by radical settlers. According to Israeli figures, at least 19 Israelis have been killed there in attacks by Palestinian militants.
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