On Wednesday, flammable violence flooded into Jenin, Tulkarm, and Fara, resulting in the deaths of 16 Palestinians, according to The Palestinian Health Ministry. Done by Israel carrying out all the carnage, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) declared a “counter-terrorism operation.” Israel hasn’t concluded the raids on the West Bank, and The UN called for a de-escalation on the West Bank.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutters called out Israel to immediately halt its operation, “fueling an already explosive situation,” he remarks. Guterres urged Israeli forces to “exercise maximum restraint and use lethal force only when it’s strictly unavoidable.”
The IDF states five were killed after “exchanges of fire” in Tulkarm with militants who had “hidden inside a mosque.” Also exclaiming seven people had died in Jenin.
Mohammed Jaber was confirmed to be one of those killed. Information being spread by the Israeli Military. Jaber was reported to be the local commander of the Tulkarem Brigad, which The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Militant group backed. The IDF proposed Mohammed was linked to “numerous terror attacks,” such as the June death of an Israeli man, Amnon Muchtar.
Tulkarm Brigaded, on telegram, reported that fighters ambushed an Israeli Infantry unit “…in response to the assassination of our commanders.”
Palestinian missions to the UN Condemned the raids in a letter on Thursday, vocalizing that the Israeli military had “…invaded homes, deliberately targeted civilians, destroyed vital infrastructures, and even besieged the four main hospitals in the area.”
The IDF announced it had apprehended ten wanted suspects who recouped explosive weapons during its destructive raids on Jenin and Tulkarm. ‘In Far’a, the IDF reported it killed four armed militants in a vehicle.’ But hasn’t announced who began firing.
As a response to criticism, the IDF proclaimed its earlier statement that it targeted armed militants with some links to previous attacks to BBC News.
In Jenin,’ ambulances were halted and searched by military jeeps parked around the government hospital as security forces continued their operation in the refugee camp.’
This camp not only holds armed groups but also unarmed civilians seeking shelter. These campgrounds have been the scene of many brutal gun battles in the past. Israeli forces have denied access to the camp, and Palestinian phone networks have been disrupted.
On the 2nd day of what Israeli media dubs as a possible days-long operation in the West Bank. Even while the UN announces a needed de-escalation, the carnage rages on for a third day, as pronounced by The New York Times.
This is hands down one of the largest actions in the West Bank since the days of the second Palestinian intifada. A five-year uprising that started on September 29th, 2000, “More than 4,300 fatalities were reported as a result.”
EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell claims Israel’s operation in the West Bank “Must not constitute the premises of a war extension against Gaza.”
Borrell has accused the ministers — whom he has not named — of “…launching unacceptable hate messages against the Palestinians, and proposing things that go against international law.”
