Israel launched airstrikes and raids in multiple cities in the West Bank yesterday, killing at least 10 Hamas militants, per Hamas and Israeli figures, and arresting other suspects. The operation was believed to be the country’s largest there in 20 years.
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Israel has conducted near-daily raids in the West Bank (see map). Israel says it seeks to counter a rise in militant activity there; at least 19 Israelis have been killed in recent months, per Israeli figures. Israeli settlements there have meanwhile expanded, and Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians have been on the rise. Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed at least 652 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the war, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
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