Jenin

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.

Defense Minister Israel Katz reportedly gave instructions to the IDF to destroy any building "incriminated" in terrorist activity.

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.

Troops encircled the building in which the terrorists were embedded and killed them. 

During the incident in which Hazi was killed, a soldier in the same battalion was wounded.

Generally, since the Second Intifada of 2000-2005, the IDF has not stationed troops for any extended period within major Palestinian cities like Jenin.

Reporter's Notebook: Jenin has long been seen as a hub for terrorism, where weapons, money, and terrorist forces converge.

This comes as part of an ongoing operation in Jenin aiming to thwart terrorism in the area.

The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that one of the passengers was killed and the other was moderately injured, according to Israeli media reports.