On 21 January 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a major raid into Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. [23] [26] The Israeli operation, titled "Iron Wall", is targeting the Jenin Brigades, a local Palestinian militia. [26]The IDF stated that the aims of the operation are to preserve its "freedom of action” in the West Bank, to neutralize militant infrastructure, and to ...

Jenin (/ ʒ ɪ ˈ n iː n / zhin-EEN; Arabic: جنين, romanized: Jinīn, locally pronounced [ʒɪˈniːn] ⓘ) is a city in the State of Palestine in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The city serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate of Palestine and is a major center for the surrounding towns. [ 2 ]

Jan 24, 2025 · The sound of gunfire and explosions filled the air as residents of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank hauled their belongings down the muddy pathway.. Smoke billowed from multiple ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Jenin, a city of about 50,000 people in the northern West Bank, has been a center of resistance for generations, first to British rule and then to Israeli forces in the war following Israel’s ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Jenin, town in the West Bank. Originally administered as part of the British mandate of Palestine (1920–48), Jenin was in the area annexed by Jordan in 1950 following the first of the Arab-Israeli wars (1948–49).

Jan 23, 2025 · The raid, the third major operation by the Israeli military in Jenin in under two years, drew warnings from France and Jordan against an escalation in the West Bank, which has seen a surge in ...

Jan 21, 2025 · At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 40 injured by Israeli forces during a major operation in the Jenin area in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says.

Jan 21, 2025 · At least 10 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Jenin governorate in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The Israeli army said earlier on Tuesday ...

Sep 4, 2024 · For more than a week, hundreds of Israeli forces have carried out the deadliest operation in the occupied West Bank since the war in Gaza began. Their focus has been the Jenin refugee camp — a bastion of Palestinian militancy that has grown more fervent since the Hamas attack on Israel that launched the war.

Sep 3, 2024 · Israel launched the largest raids in the occupied West Bank in more than two decades, targeting Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas in particular, killing at least 10 people.