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.
Israeli coalition officials told JPost they fear Netanyahu will concede on annexation efforts to push for a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia.
While the IDF has launched Operation Iron Wall, designed to increase raids on the terrorists in places like Jenin, the enemy is also better armed than in the past.
An additional unnamed soldier was killed in the incident, and eight additional soldiers were injured.
For the first time, IDF troops are conducting operations in the West Bank being transported by Eitan partially armored vehicles.
Lapid offers safety net for deal • Hamas promises release of Russian hostage • IDF destroys terror infrastructure in Jenin in 'Iron Wall' op.
The reservist took part in a house raid in Bethlehem and was videoed wearing women's lingerie that he found in one of the bedrooms.
The IDF launched Operation Iron Wall last week to try to clamp down on the rising terrorist threat in Jenin and other areas of the West Bank.
The Israeli military is adopting a mindset that argues using tougher tactics from Gaza may produce greater deterrence against Palestinian terror.
One of the strikes killed Abd al-Hadi Kamil, a former prisoner convicted of planning terrorist attacks, who was released in the November 2023 hostage deal agreement.
The IDF said that they will "maintain zero tolerance for disturbances and expressions of support for Hamas."
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