Angry crowds in Jenin have confronted senior Palestinian Authority officials at a funeral as fury boiled over at their response to one of the largest Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank in years
The PA – the body that exercises nominal governance over parts of the West Bank – described the two-day Israeli incursion an “open war against the residents of Jenin”, but for many who have been left homeless such declarations are little more than lip service.
Palestinians survey destruction in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli /AFP/Getty Images The military said troops found and confiscated thousands of weapons and interrogated more than 300 suspects, 30 of whom were arrested. In addition, it said 14 apartments belonging to wanted men and “war rooms” were identified and destroyed, together with six explosives labs. The military said dozens of kilograms of chemicals to prepare improvised explosive devices were confiscated and six underground shafts were found.
One commentator described the Jenin operation as nothing more than an aspirin for a terminal disease. The six months of the current Netanyahu government has witnessed a significant spike in militant attacks, with Tuesday’s car ramming in Tel Aviv – nine people were injured and the attacker was shot and killed – being the latest example. The Jenin operation is unlikely to reverse this trend.
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