An Israeli military operation in a field of refugee urbanized in the busy West day of a High fire in the small strip of Gaza.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the West Bank, which unlike Gaza has been militarily occupied by Israel and is not controlled by Hamas, reported on the deaths of the new FDI operation.
In a statement issued by his office, Prime Minister Benjamín Netanyahu said that FDIs and police forces “launched an extensive and significant military operation to eradicate terrorism in Jenin.”
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Netanyahu described the operation as “iron wall” and described it as “another step towards achieving the objective we set: strengthening security” in the West Bank and acting “methodically and resolutely against the Iranian axis wherever you send your weapons.”
Throughout the 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Jenin has been the focus of Israeli incursions into the occupied territory. The Palestinian authority, which manages parts of the West Bank, launched its own incursion into the area at the end of last year.
Violence in the West Bank has increased During the war in Gaza, and Israel says he is operating to eradicate the militancy supported by Iran. The Palestinian Ministry of Health says that more than 800 people have died in Israeli incursions in the West Bank since the war began after Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023. Several The Israelis have also been killed. Recently in Palestinian attacks.
The FDI launched their new operation hours after President Trump terminated the executive orders of the Biden era that had authorized US sanctions against people who undermine peace in the occupied West Bank, mainly aimed at Israeli settlers.
The Biden administration used the executive order to impose a handful of sanctions on extremist settlers accused of using violence against the Palestinians living in the West Bank.
Israeli settlements and smaller advanced positions in the West Bank are illegal according to international law. The UNIT High Court, the International Court of Justice, ruled Last summer that Israel should stop the activity of settlements and put an end to what he called the “illegal” occupation, a decision that was not legally binding and was condemned by the Israeli government.
The settlers have celebrated the incoming administration of Trump, believing that it will adopt a more favorable approach to illegal settlements in the Palestinian territory.
During his first term, Trump took unprecedented measures to support Israel’s territorial claims, including Recognize Jerusalem as its capital and transfer the United States embassy there, and recognize the Annexation of the Golán Altos.
After Mr. Trump re -election In November, the Minister of Finance of the extreme right of Israel suggested that the country would seek to annex the occupied West Bank in 2025.
Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a member of the Religious Zionist Party of the extreme right of Israel, said at that time that he believed that Israel could work with the second Trump administration to promote the annexation of the West Bank.
“I am convinced that we can work closely with the president -elect Trump and all members of the incoming administration, to promote the common values and interests of the two countries, to strengthen the strength and security of the State of Israel. Expand the Circle of peace and stability in the Middle East from the strength and faith and based on the recognition of the unquestionable historical belonging of the entire land of Israel to the people of Israel, “he said in a publication on social networks.
The settlements seen as a barrier for a possible solution of two states, the long -standing policy supported by the United States that foresees the creation of a Palestinian State with Israel, because the more Israeli Jews live in the occupied territory, less likely it seems that it seems that Israel ever abandon the control of the land so that it becomes part of a Palestinian state.
