Israel’s army carried out airstrikes in the West Bank overnight. The aim was “terrorist infrastructure”. According to Palestinian sources, one person died. Israeli media speak of a large-scale offensive.
The Israeli military has launched an attack on the Palestinian West Bank city of Jenin. The attack was directed against “terrorist infrastructure,” the army said on Twitter that night. At least one person was killed, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
According to Israeli media reports, a large-scale offensive called “Home and Garden” was heralded with airstrikes. A refugee camp described by the army as a “terrorist stronghold” was also targeted.
Armory and command post hit
The airstrikes hit, among other things, a command and communications center used as an arms store, a meeting place for terrorists and an observation post, the army and the Israeli domestic intelligence service Shin Bet said in a statement quoted by the Jerusalem Post. According to the report, power outages occurred across Jenin.
According to Palestinian sources, shortly after the airstrikes, Israel’s army entered the city with many soldiers fighting with militant Palestinians.
The security situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories has been tense for a long time and recently worsened again. After two Palestinians killed four Israelis in the West Bank almost two weeks ago, angry Israeli settlers repeatedly used violence against Palestinians there.
In the first targeted airstrike in years in the occupied area, three Palestinians were killed with a military drone after shots were allegedly fired from their vehicle at an Israeli border crossing.