Israel launches military operation in West Bank
The IDF claims to have targeted Palestinian “terrorists” in the Jenin refugee camp
The Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security service launched a large-scale offensive early on Monday morning, seeking to “thwart the threat of terrorism” across the West Bank. The joint operation allegedly targeted a militant headquarters in Jenin city’s refugee camp.
The IDF confirmed that it struck “terror infrastructure” in the city at around 2am, claiming the Jenin camp had been turned into a “terrorist stronghold.” The military said it raided a joint headquarters of multiple armed groups which “served as an observation post, a gathering place for armed terrorists before and after terror acts, a cache for munitions and bombs and a communications center.”
“We will not idly stand by while terrorists continue to harm civilians using the Jenin Camp as a hideout,” the Israeli military added in a brief press release.
“We are acting to dismantle this hornets nest,” an Israeli military spokesman, Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, wrote in a tweet, claiming that “operational sites used by terrorists” are “located next to schools, a medical center and civilian houses.”
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, at least one citizen was killed and another seriously injured during the raid.
Israel occupied the West Bank during the 1967 Six-Day War and began to build new settlements in the territory. The UN Security Council has declared those actions to have “no legal validity” and to constitute “a flagrant violation under international law.” However, Israel disputes that position.
https://www.rt.com/news/579108-idf-west-bank-jenin-raid/
IDF launches large-scale op. in Jenin, 7 suspected terrorists killed
Israeli ground forces entered Jenin shortly after the strikes began and Palestinians reported that armed clashes broke out shortly thereafter.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-748598