JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it struck “several terrorists” on Friday in the northern occupied West Bank, a rare airstrike in the partly semi-autonomous Palestinian territory that has seen growing tension.
“A short while ago, the IDF conducted a precise strike against several terrorists in the Jenin area. Details to follow,” the military said in a brief statement.
The West Bank, home to the Palestinian Authority, has seen soaring violence by Israeli settlers but has mostly avoided the Israeli military airstrikes that have devastated the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas.
In early 2025, the military launched a wide-ranging operation targeting refugee camps in the northern West Bank that it said was aimed at cracking down on Palestinian armed groups.
In February of that year, it deployed tanks in Jenin, which is known as a hotbed of Palestinian militancy.
