"On the directive of the Security Cabinet, the IDF, the ISA, and the Israel Police have today begun a...military operation to defeat terrorism in Jenin," Netanyahu said.
The objective of Operation Iron Wall is clear: to severely disrupt the capabilities of terrorist organizations in Jenin and northern Samaria.
Palestinian Authority security forces exited the area following a month-long operation of its own against local Palestinian terror groups.
During the operation, the IDF apprehended approximately 50 wanted individuals.
Two terrorists were arrested in the joint operation; both were from the northern West Bank town of Kabatiya, near Jenin.
As the PA intensifies its military operation against Islamist fighters in Jenin, experts warn that its weakening authority could create a dangerous power vacuum in Judea and Samaria.
The freeze in operations follows Fatah's December 23 announcement that they will ban the media giant after inciting during clashes in Jenin.
Palestinian Authority forces denied responsibility for the death of Shatha Sabbagh, a 26 year old journalist, who was reportedly killed from a shot to her head near her family's home in Jenin.
Hamas accused PA security forces of brutally coercing the Palestinian public into supporting its recent crackdown on West Bank terror groups.
The Post interviewed Air Force Drone Commander Maj. “N,” about the revolution in drone use in the West Bank.
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