Jenin is a major Palestinian city in northern West Bank, with population of at least 49,000. Located in Area A of the West Bank, it is under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority.
It contains the Jenin refugee camp, a densely-populated Palestinian refugee camp with a population of around 11,000-22,000 people, according to differing sources and estimates.
MY WORD: Collective and personal memories in the Gilboa mountains.
The IDF confirmed that the victim was a soldier and that he was evacuated to a hospital for treatment. The IDF also clarified that the incident is not being classified as a terror attack.
During the operation, Border Police, together with IDF soldiers, killed two additional terrorists and arrested three wanted individuals.
During the operation, forces arrested Ahmad Ali Zakarnah and Tariq Abu Zaid in Nablus while they were en route to carry out an attack.
In response, the IDF told The Jerusalem Post that only 13,500 Palestinians have been evacuated.
There were no public statements by the IDF about Lebanon nor reports of altercations, potentially suggesting that the military on one end and Hezbollah on the other end.
IDF: Warning shots fired at Gaza targets who violated ceasefire terms
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.
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