Al-Fara Refugee Camp (West Bank): After Gaza, Israel has now attacked West Bank. A large-scale military operation has started in the West Bank. Israeli army tanks and armored vehicles are running on the roads of the West Bank. This is the biggest operation of the Israeli army on the West Bank after Gaza. Israel fears that Hamas terrorists are still present here in large numbers. This morning the Israeli army also carried out an airstrike here, in which at least 9 Palestinians were killed.
Palestine claims that the Israeli army has surrounded the sensitive city of Jenin from all sides. People are being asked to move to safe places. Palestinian officials gave this information. Let us tell you that Israel has attacked the West Bank almost every day since the Hamas attack on October 7. Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani, a spokesman for the Israeli army, said that “a large number of soldiers” had entered the sensitive city of Jenin, which has long been a stronghold of terrorists. Soldiers have also entered the city of Tulkarim and the Al-Fara refugee camp. He said that all the nine people killed during this period were terrorists. Of these, three were killed in an air strike in Tulkarim and four in an air strike in Al-Fara.
Army arrested 5 terrorists
The Israeli army has arrested five other suspected terrorists during the military operation. Palestinian terrorist groups said that their encounter with the Israeli army is continuing. Jenin Governor Kamal Abu al-Rab told Palestinian radio that Israeli forces have surrounded the city, closing exit and entry points. Access to hospitals has been blocked. The Palestinian Health Ministry in the West Bank said that Israeli forces have blocked roads leading to a hospital and have cordoned off other medical centers in Jenin. Shoshani said the army was trying to prevent terrorists from taking refuge in hospitals.
Will deal with West Bank like Gaza
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz called for similar measures in the West Bank, comparing it with Gaza. He said in a post on ‘X’, “We must deal with the threat in the same way as we dealt with the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza, including temporarily removing Palestinian residents and taking every necessary step. This is a war by all means and we must win it.” Shoshani said there were no plans to evacuate civilians. Hamas called on Palestinians in the West Bank to stand up against it, saying these attacks were part of a larger plan to expand the war in Gaza and blamed US support for Israel in the war.
Palestine seeking US intervention
According to Palestine’s official news agency, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeinah condemned the attacks and urged the US to intervene. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the Israeli army has killed more than 600 Palestinians in the West Bank since the war began in Gaza more than 10 months ago. Israel says this campaign is necessary to eliminate Hamas and other terrorist groups and stop attacks on Israelis. The Palestinian Health Ministry said seven people were killed in Tubas, another West Bank city, early on Wednesday and two in Jenin.
The ministry identified those killed in Jenin as Qasim Jabarin (25) and Asim Baloot (39). Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem in the 1967 war. The Palestinians want all three sites back for a homeland in the future.
