Three dead in Israeli military operation in Jenin - escalation in the West Bank!

Three dead in Israeli military operation in Jenin - escalation in the West Bank!

A new military mission of the Israeli army in West Bank has tragic consequences: three people died in the city of Jenin. According to the Israeli army, it was an anti-terrorist use , in which special forces were against militant Palestinians who had entrenched themselves in a building. During the mission, which has been going on since January 21, two armed men were killed, in addition to another militant Palestinian who opened the fire on the Israeli troops. The Palestinian Ministry of Health, on the other hand, confirmed the deaths of two men and a 58-year-old woman who died in the fires, as krone.at reported.

The Situation in Jenin and the entire West Bank has been extremely tense since the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023 and has further intensified by the military operation that has been going on for almost 50 days. Since then, according to the Ministry of Health, 888 Palestinians have been killed in military actions, disputes and attacks by extremists. The reports on attacks of radical Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages also increase. An attack was recently reported in the village of Safa, in which a car workshop and several vehicles were set on fire, which further heated up the explosive location, so puls24.at .

background of the conflict

The Israeli military conflict in West Bank has its roots in the tensions between Israelis and Palestinians that have been going on since 1967. With three million Palestinians and around 700,000 Israelis in the region, the controversial areas are a melting pot for conflicts. The critical situation is also tightened by the violent actions of militant groups and the reaction of the Israeli army. Settler attacks are becoming more common and the Israeli army is repeatedly exposed to reviews not to act consistently enough.