At least nine Palestinians were killed on Wednesday, Palestinian authorities said, as Israeli forces raided the flashpoint cities of Jenin and Tulkarm as well as other areas in the occupied West Bank in a major operation involving helicopters and drones.
With Israeli forces battling Hamas fighters in Gaza and facing a major escalation of tensions with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement in southern Lebanon, Wednesday's operation underscored the multiple security threats Israel has been battling since the start of the Gaza war last year.
The armed wings of the Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah factions said in separate statements their gunmen were detonating bombs against Israeli military vehicles in the three West Bank areas.
The Palestinian health ministry said troops had surrounded Jenin's main hospital, blocking off access with earth mounds - a measure the military said was intended to stop fighters seeking refuge.
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@georgethegreekRepublican 2yrs2Y
While Israel needs to do a much better job on avoiding civilian casualties, it's definitely a tough situation when Hamas hides inside hospitals and schools. Palestinians need to reject terrorists if they truly desire full sovereignty.
@MackerelCodySocialist2yrs2Y
No one knows "who" is hiding in Gaza. Israel never has an objective.
@SolidL3ftWingGreen2yrs2Y
Whats the end game for you? Killing 2 million Palestinians?
@9LR2G62 2yrs2Y
Netenyahu funded Hamas like Fauci funded COVID-19.
They both knew exactly what they were doing and why.
I don’t know why we keep calling this a war.it is just indiscriminate killing of civilians being heavily funded by US tax dollars.
@PollsterAlexaGreen2yrs2Y
It is genocide - the intent is to get rid of the Palestinians one way or the other.
It's not just indiscriminate killing. It's also indiscriminate destruction.
Look at those bulldozers destroying the roads for the sake of it. Do you think they are terrorist roads ? Do you think once it's over Israel will rebuild them ? Of course not.
Everything that can be made to push Palestinians to leave will be done.
@S3nateBenForward2yrs2Y
Bombs and bullets supplied by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.
@PartisanAvaDemocrat2yrs2Y
Trump is more pro-Israel and anti-Arab. He will provide more aid to Israel, Arabs living in the United States will be expelled, and Israel will annex the West Bank. Trump is the president who most supported Israel in history.
Think about who Israel will support: Kamala or Trump.
@9LR2G62 2yrs2Y
Trump #1 absolutely Bobby no different.
Kamala a close second.
How about voting your conscious 3rd party neither bought and paid for Israli lobbiests
#JillStein2024 or
#ChaseOliver2024
@PollsterAlexaGreen2yrs2Y
In the West Bank now:
- Israel is imposing a siege on Jenin Hospital,
- cutting water pipes in Tulkarem,
-settlers are invading the Al Aqsa compound.
This is a full-scale assault on Palestinian lives and sacred sites
Israel is preparing a genocide for the west bank.
Those that said advocated pacifism over resistance , this is where it leads. We resist to exist.
@LlamaDaveGreen2yrs2Y
Waking up to news of a large scale invasion of the West Bank. Those of us with family there have known and been saying it’s only a matter of time.
The operation focuses mainly on local hospitals which are being currently cordoned and raided by the IOF, ignoring the fact that such facilities are crowded with patients and medical staffs.
The beginning of another Gaza..
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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