Israeli tanks entered the West Bank after the ceasefire in Gaza. The tanks entered the West Bank after two decades. The Israeli defense minister said that the soldiers would stay in some regions. The action was started after two days of the Gaza ceasefire on January 21 as the tanks entered the North West Bank region. Now, it is entering other parts of the West Bank.
According to the South China Morning Post, the Palestinian officials condemned the Israeli move. Palestine observes it as an attempt by Israel to strengthen its position in the West Bank. As many as 30 lakh Palestinians are living in the West Bank under the army regime. After the ceasefire in Gaza, Netanyahu was facing pressure to take action against terrorism in the West Bank, and the step is being seen in that direction.
Israeli tanks were seen in Jenin city on Sunday as the country’s army announced an expansion of its operations in the West Bank. This marks the first deployment of tanks in Judea and Samaria since 2002 as per the Press Service of Israel.
This deployment follows Thursday night bombings of buses in Bat Yam and Holon and a directive from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to increase counter -terror operations.
“In the past year, we have greatly increased our activity,” Netanyahu said as he visited troops in the Tulkarem refugee area and was briefed by commanders. “We are entering the terrorist strongholds, clearing entire streets used by terrorists, their homes. We are eliminating terrorists and commanders” the TPS reported.
An Israeli Jew, a Palestinian, and a third suspect were reportedly arrested on Friday for the attacks on buses.
