Israel’s large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank could last for several days, the Times of Israel reported on Wednesday, citing sources in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).
The main focus of the operation, which began overnight, is the Tulkarem region, but forces are also active in the city of Jenin and a refugee camp near Tubas, according to the military.
Meanwhile, several wanted Palestinians have been arrested during the operation, the military added.
Five people were killed in the refugee camp and two in Jenin during the operation, the Palestinian Health Ministry in the West Bank said.
Three were killed in a drone attack on their vehicle south of Jenin, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service.
`The IDF is working intensively from tonight in the Jenin and Tulkarem refugee camps to thwart Islamic-Iranian terrorist infrastructures that have been established there,` Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz posted on X.
He accused Iran of `working to establish an eastern terrorist front against Israel in the West Bank.
The following a model in Gaza and Lebanon `by financing and arming terrorists and smuggling advanced weapons from Jordan. (dpa/NAN)
