Israel's military operation in Busy west shore Currently, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been forced to leave their homes in Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams, Israeli officials and the United Nations. This is the largest relocation of civilians on the occupied West Bank after the Arab-Israeli War of 1967.
For the first time in two decades, Israel sent tanks to the city of the Northern West Bank Jenin last weekend.
Islamic Group from Islamic jihad, which, like Hamas Western shore.
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AFP journalist in Jenin reported empty streets on Monday, with the exception of several Merkava Israeli tanks and displaced refugee residents who occasionally enter the back oil to get things from their homes.
“We are coming back to get things, whatever we can. We risk because we must,” said AFP 52-year-old resident Jenin Ahmad al-Karawi. “We didn't have anything when we left, no clothes, nothing. We come back to get clothes because it's cold.”
Israel launched a major military operation To the north of the west shore just a few days after the gentle Agreement on ceasefire and hostage exchange By the end of 15 months he was interested in the war in the gas lane that is governed by HamasA much smaller Palestinian territory in the south -western corner of Israel. Israeli defense forces said the troops looking for suspected terrorists had cleared three refugee camps, and this confirmed that the tanks were located in Jennin.
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that troops would remain in the evacuated refugee camps for many months to “prevent the return of residents and the revival of terrorism.”
He put the number of people displaced from the 40,000 camps, the same figure represented by the United Nations, which stated that the offensive had killed at least 51 Palestinians, including seven children, and three Israeli soldiers.
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Israel has stated that the operation, the bells of the iron wall – is intended to release the militancy, but the Palestinians are afraid that its real intention is the constant movement of the population of the territory and possible annexation.
Islamic jihad said the mass evacuation and the first deployment of Israeli tanks in the territory since the early 2000s “confirms the occupation plans when the Western shore is exerted by force.”
The group, which fought with Hamas to Gaza and has a strong presence on the northern west coast, announced a “new aggression”, which, he said, was “aimed at eradicating our people from their land.”
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Bulldozers have already demolished the large territories of Jenin refugee camp, and the local municipality says that military engineers have been noticed as being prepared for what seems to be a long -term stay.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said many residents who fled were hidden in “overflowing mosques and schools”.
Damage holds back access to the displaced residents to basic needs, such as clean water, nutrition, medical care and shelter, “and winter cold” burdened survival, “the Red Cross added.
The UN Humanities Agency said the military offensive “appears to exceed law enforcement” and had serious consequences.
“The constant use of deadly tactics similar to war in residential areas is extremely concerned,” said Och.
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Israeli chordliners have long been pushing the open annexation of the Western shore, which has been occupied by Israeli forces since 1967, but such proposals have been met with a strong opposition from the Palestinians and most of the international community.
Rage took off on the west coast Ever since Hamas has caused war in Gaza since October 7, 2023, a terrorist attack on Israel. About 1,200 people were killed and 251 were abducted. Israel's retribution to Gaza supplanted the vast majority of the population of the territory, left most of its homes and other infrastructure in ruins and killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, Hamas's Ministry of Health reports.
As the violence grew on the western shore, it also calls for extreme right -wing Israeli politicians for annexation of the territory.
UN Secretary -General Antonio Gutteres rejected “calls for annexation” on Monday and stated that he was “seriously concerned about the growth of violence” on the west shore.
“We closely follow the events and cannot hide our concern when it comes to the western shore,” said the head of the European Union's foreign policy Kaj Kalas.
President Trump said he would announce his position in the occupied territory within a few weeks. This week, his Messenger in the Middle East Steve Witcoof should return to the region, with the hope that he will help promote negotiations aimed at providing the second phase of the gas ceasefire agreement, as the first six -week phase should end this weekend this weekend.