Israel Defence Forces Conduct Counter-Terror Operations in West Bank

The country has been facing multiple terror attacks over the past month, including a drive-by shooting in Bnei Brak and an attack in Tel Aviv.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are engaged in counter-terror ops in the West Bank cities of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nablus the press service for the military announced on Wednesday.

According to the Health Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority, a Palestinian man was killed by troops during the operations in the West Bank.

Several videos purportedly showing the ops in the West Bank cities are circulating online.

Jenin, West Bank: Preliminary report on the entry of ISF forces from a number of centers into the Jenin area. pic.twitter.com/pGG1JRTcdd

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3 injured in Nablus from live ammunition. Condition unknown pic.twitter.com/DwZAcEz1qb

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Ongoing ISF operation/ exchange of gunfire in Jenin City pic.twitter.com/89MKuv139C

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The armed forces' actions occur ahead of the Passover festivities. The operations come in response to several attacks across the country. A deadly attack in Hadera claimed at least two lives, the death toll from the Bnei Brak shootings reached five, while three more were killed in an attack on a Tel Aviv pub. At the same time, the military chief has claimed that Israeli troops have prevented at least 10 other attacks in the past two weeks.