The West Bank is a contested region in the Middle East largely under Israeli control. Also known as Judea and Samaria, the name "West Bank" specifically refers to it being along the western bank of the Jordan River.
Israel took control of the area from Jordan in 1967 following the Six Day War, but has not annexed it. While home to hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers living in different settlements, the West Bank also has a huge Palestinian population and is the bulk of what most people envision as a future Palestinian state.
The status of Israeli settlements is highly controversial and while they are defended by Israel and the US, most of the international community sees them as illegal.
In the Jordan Valley area, an Israel Air Force aircraft killed two terrorists. Security forces also arrested nine suspects and confiscated weapons.
The IDF is preparing for scenarios such as breaches of the border between Israel and the West Bank and potential infiltrations aimed at taking over settlements.
I asked my friends, “Was Elad my chanich (a camper or participant) when I was a madrich (counselor) in Bnei Akiva?” Tamar, whose brother is in that age group, confirmed it: “Yes."
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Jibril Rajoub, long time Fatah politician and current president of the Palestinian Football Association, called on Palestinian armed terrorists to coordinate their ‘resistance’ endeavors with Fatah.
Statistics show that the change of tactics – taking the offensive and being more proactive – has made a difference.
Eight other individuals were wounded in the attack and were transferred to hospital for further medical treatment.
No injuries were reported, and IDF troops were reportedly on-site.
B’nai Brith Canada said that this was the first time a Lions’ Den flag had been spotted in Canada.
"The forces fired at the terrorists in order to remove a threat," the Ynet quoted the IDF as stating.
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