Israeli security forces, supported by helicopters, conducted a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, resulting in the deaths of at least nine Palestinians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu termed it a 'large-scale and significant military operation' against Iranian-backed militants. The action follows US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of violence against Palestinians.
Israel i security forces backed by helicopters have raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin, killing at least nine Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “large-scale and significant military operation”.
Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi is the most senior Israeli figure to resign over the security and intelligence breakdown on October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led militants carried out a land, sea and air assault into southern Israel, rampaging through army bases and nearby communities. Their departures will likely add to calls for a public inquiry into the October 7 failures, which Netanyahu has said must wait until the war is over. Halevi’s resignation letter noted that the military’s investigations into those failures were “currently in their final stages”.And Halevi made his most explicit call yet for a public inquiry in comments to journalists, saying it would be “granted full transparency” by the military.
Gaza-based Hamas, which has expanded its reach in the West Bank over recent years, called on Palestinians in the territory to escalate fighting against Israel. Smotrich welcomed Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on settlers accused of violence against Palestinians and said he looked forward to cooperating with the new administration in expanding settlements.Around 700,000 Israeli settlers live among 2.7 million Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, land Israel captured in 1967. Most countries consider Israel’s settlements on territory seized in war to be illegal. Israel disputes this, citing historical and biblical ties to the land.
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