Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assault on Jenin would be “extensive and significant,” as the military erected new checkpoints across the West Bank.
President Donald Trump rescinded sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of attacking Palestinians.
The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to "eradicate terrorism" in the area.
In one of his first actions as president, Donald Trump canceled sanctions targeting dozens of far-right Israeli individuals and settler organizations accused by the Biden administration of violent
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the military had launched a major operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin, aiming to "eradicate terrorism" in the area.
The announcement came shortly after President Trump rescinded Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers and Jewish extremists raided Palestinian villages in protest against the cease-fire in Gaza.