2023-07-03 00:23:00
The IDF launched an operation tonight (between Sunday and Monday) to thwart terrorist infrastructure in Jenin, according to an IDF spokesperson. The operation began with an aerial attack on the headquarters in the Jenin refugee camp “as part of an effort to widely thwart the removal of the terrorist threat in Judea and Samaria.”
According to reports so far, 7 Palestinian terrorists have been killed in the operation and 20 have been arrested. An IDF soldier was slightly injured by a grenade fragment. The IDF and Shin Bet spokesmen said that Air Force fighter jets attacked terrorist and armed infrastructure targets in the Jenin refugee camp more than 10 times. The fighters also located and confiscated an improvised and intermediate rocket launcher Further fighting: Exchanges of fire with militants are still ongoing at the site.
The location of the headquarters that was attacked in Jenin (photo: IDF spokesperson)
This morning the security forces attacked a headquarters that constitutes the unified headquarters of the factions in the refugee camp in Jenin and the operatives of the Jenin Battalion. According to an IDF spokesman, the headquarters was used as an observation headquarters, as a gathering place for armed terrorists before and after terrorist activity, as an area arming with weapons and explosives and as the contact and communication center for the activists. In addition, the headquarters served as a shelter for wanted activists against the background of the attacks in recent months in the sector.
After the attack, activists in the refugee camp in Jenin began burning tires and blocking roads in order to prevent IDF forces from entering the camp. Alarms sounded in all the mosques in the Jenin camp, and according to Palestinian reports, at least two Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the operation.
Defense Minister Yoav Galant completed a situation assessment with the Chief of Staff Major General Herzi Halevi, the deputy head of the Shin Bet and security system officials. “The focused effort of the security system against the terrorist centers in Jenin is progressing as planned. Forces in the field have full freedom of action to operate. In the last few hours we dealt a heavy blow to the terrorist organizations in Jenin and managed to record impressive operational achievements.”
“Great appreciation to the commanders and fighters of the IDF and Shin Bet for their determined action. They will receive the full backing to do as much as necessary and operate on the ground and in the air, in order to protect the citizens of Israel and preserve full freedom of action all over the United States,” Gallant added. “Our action is focused against the terrorists and their senders. We maintain high alertness and vigilance in all sectors and are prepared for any scenario.”
The operation, planned over the past year, includes hundreds of fighters and heavy engineering equipment. The Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is constantly updated on the details of the operation.
Operation to counter terrorism in the city of Jenin (photo: IDF spokesperson)
The attack comes after several tense weeks in the sector in which attempts to fire rockets towards Israel were detected. A week ago, two rockets were launched from the Jenin area towards Israeli territory and exploded in the West Bank. Earlier this evening, Palestinians reported numerous military forces on the roads leading to Jenin and Nablus, including armored vehicles and armored vehicles.
Defense Minister Galant: “The security forces are concentrating their efforts against centers of terrorism in Jenin. We will take an offensive and proactive approach against terrorism. Anyone who harms the citizens of Israel will pay a heavy price. The security system is prepared for any scenario.”
The joint military commander of all the Palestinian factions in Gaza referred to the military operation in Jenin, saying that “Resistance in all arenas will not allow the enemy to harm our people. Continued aggression against Jenin and the behavior of the occupation will determine the nature of the resistance’s response.” In addition, the factions called on “fighters in all arenas to prepare for a response if the occupation decides to continue its crimes.”
Nabil Abu Radina, the spokesman for Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen, condemned the IDF’s activity in Jenin and said it was a “new war crime against our defenseless people.” He added that “the Palestinian people will not kneel down, will not surrender, will not raise a white flag and will remain firmly on their land in the face of this brutal aggression until the occupation is defeated.”
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