The Israeli military says it has launched an operation in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to “eradicate terrorism” in the area.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Sunday he would gravel to Israel and Ramallah Monday to support Middle East peace after the start of a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas in Gaza. "Tomorrow morning I will be in Israel and then I will be in Ramallah,
The 90 Palestinian prisoners that were in Israeli custody have been released, an Israeli prison service spokesperson said in a statement early Monday morning local time – about 80 minutes past the conclusion of Day 1 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage exchange deal.
The Israeli military launched a large raid in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killing nine people and injuring 40 others, according to Palestinian health officials.
Israel began releasing 90 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, following the return of three Israeli hostages from Hamas. A bus carrying dozens of women and minors left Ofer prison near Ramallah. They were held for security-related offences like stone-throwing and attempted murder.
By James Mackenzie and Ali Sawafta JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least eight Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a "large-scale and significant military operation".
Hundreds of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank's Jenin refugee camp have started leaving their homes on Thursday after Israeli forces issued an "evacuation order" during a large-scale raid, a Palestinian official said.
As Israel presses ahead with West Bank raid on Jenin, Palestinians fear more attacks from military and settlers.
PA forces shot and killed a Palestinian man in Jenin, as Israel’s military offensive in West Bank town and refugee camp entered a second day.
Israel's deadly West Bank raids come as Qatari and Egyptian Prime Ministers could start talks over the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire