d during the operation in Jenin. The soldier was identified as Staff Sgt. Yonatan Granot, 21, from the Golani Brigade.
The Israeli military said the operation in Jenin was aimed at targeting Palestinian militant groups and confiscating weapons and explosives. The military claimed to have found and destroyed several weapons caches and laboratories for manufacturing explosives.
However, Palestinian officials accused Israeli soldiers of firing tear gas into a hospital in Jenin, which the Israelis denied. Clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants intensified during the operation, with the Israeli air force striking militants on the outskirts of the city.
The incursion into Jenin comes amid escalating tensions and violence in the region. The most right-wing government in Israeli history took power six months ago, promising to expand Jewish settlements in occupied territory and respond more forcefully to violence. The Palestinian Authority has also lost control of hotbeds of militancy in the occupied West Bank.
The military operation in Jenin has led to the displacement of thousands of residents, with many seeking shelter in schools and public buildings. The incursion has raised concerns of a broader conflict, with analysts and former generals urging Israel to wrap up the operation quickly to avoid escalation.
In response to the Israeli incursion, Palestinian militant groups fired five missiles from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli towns near the border. The Israeli military said its air-defense system intercepted all five missiles.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that the attack in Tel Aviv and the military operation in Jenin would not deter Israel in its struggle against terrorism.
The United Nations Security Council is set to meet on Friday to discuss the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories at the request of the United Arab Emirates.
The Israeli military has declared the end of the operation in Jenin, but officials expect that they may have to return to the area in the future.Israel’s military has announced that it has withdrawn from the West Bank city of Jenin after a deadly raid that left at least 12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier dead. The incursion into Jenin, which began on Monday, was the largest operation Israel has launched in the area in many years. The city is known to be a stronghold for militant groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The operation led to thousands of residents fleeing their homes, seeking shelter in schools and public buildings. The Israeli military stated that it had confiscated weapons and destroyed explosives manufacturing laboratories during the operation. Clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants intensified, and the Israeli military conducted airstrikes on the outskirts of the city. In response to the withdrawal, Palestinian militant groups fired rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli towns, but no injuries were reported as Israel’s air-defense system intercepted all five missiles. The tension in the region has escalated since the formation of the most right-wing government in Israeli history six months ago, which promised to expand Jewish settlements and respond more forcefully to violence. The United Nations Security Council will meet to discuss the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
