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Jenin: 'The Israeli offensive underscores Ramallah's inability to fully control the situation'

Days after an agreement was signed between the Palestinian Authority and the armed factions in the Jenin refugee camp, Israel launched a large-scale military operation.

Jenin: 'The Israeli offensive underscores Ramallah's inability to fully control the situation'

Israeli forces in armored vehicles conduct a raid in Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank, on January 21, 2025. (Credit: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)

Since Tuesday morning, the Jenin refugee camp, a hotspot in the northern West Bank, has been targeted again by a large-scale military operation launched by Israel. The offensive, dubbed "Iron Wall" and described as "anti-terrorist," is planned to be "extensive and large-scale," according to the Israeli army, while already 10 people have been killed and about 35 others injured, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry's toll.This assault comes after a rare and violent multi-day raid that began in early December in the Jenin refugee camp by the Palestinian Authority's (PA) security forces, determined to overcome militants mostly affiliated with Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, also having post-war Gaza in the crosshairs. Following a cease-fire agreement reached last Friday between Ramallah and the fighters, PA forces withdrew...
Since Tuesday morning, the Jenin refugee camp, a hotspot in the northern West Bank, has been targeted again by a large-scale military operation launched by Israel. The offensive, dubbed "Iron Wall" and described as "anti-terrorist," is planned to be "extensive and large-scale," according to the Israeli army, while already 10 people have been killed and about 35 others injured, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry's toll.This assault comes after a rare and violent multi-day raid that began in early December in the Jenin refugee camp by the Palestinian Authority's (PA) security forces, determined to overcome militants mostly affiliated with Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, also having post-war Gaza in the crosshairs. Following a cease-fire agreement reached last Friday between Ramallah and the fighters, PA forces withdrew...