The announcement came shortly after President Trump rescinded Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers and Jewish extremists raided Palestinian villages in protest against the cease-fire in Gaza.
Israel expands its campaign against militancy in the Palestinian territory after more than 15 months of deadly war in Gaza.
Palestinian health officials say a major Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank has left at least six dead and dozens wounded.
A major Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians on Tuesday and left dozens wounded, Palestinian health officials said, as Israel’s fragile ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza entered its third day.
Meanwhile, the major operation launched by Israeli forces on the city of Jenin left at least six dead and dozens more wounded, Palestinian health officials said, just days into a fragile ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza. It comes as Donald Trump said he is “not confident” that the temporary truce will hold.
The Israel Defense Forces announced an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, which is a stronghold for terror organizations backed by Iran.
Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least nine Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a "large-scale and significant military operation".
Israel launched a major military operation Tuesday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin that killed at least nine Palestinians and left at least 40 more people wounded, Palestinian health officials said,
Large numbers of Israeli occupation forces invaded on Tuesday Jenin City in occupied West Bank in order to chase the Palestinian resistance fighters. According to the latest toll, the Zionist aggression on Jenin has so far claimed 9 martyrs and over 40 injuries. Several hospitals in the city received the cases.
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Palestinian officials say Israeli forces kill at least 7 people in a new offensive in the occupied West Bank as Trump rescinds sanctions on settlers.