Israeli assault force targeting a variety of militant groups in Palestinian cities and refugee camps in West Bank
An Israel i army bulldozer digs up a road in the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem on the second day of a large-scale military operation in the north of the occupied West Bank. Photograph: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Israel i assault force consists of army brigades, border police units, war planes, helicopters, drones and bulldozers. The main targets are Islamic Jihad affiliated al-Quds brigades in Palestinian cities and refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas.
Writing in the liberal Israeli daily Haaretz, Amos Harel said the fighting is “the most intense since the Second Intifada ended in 2006″ and warned that the current explosive mixture is bringing the West Bank “to the boiling point again”. It also said that Gaza-based Hamas and Islamic Jihad encouraged their West Bank affiliates to target Israeli forces.
Following a spate of Palestinian attacks on Israelis, the West Bank offensive began on March 29th with an incursion into Ramallah where Israeli troops besieged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s compound.
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