07/09/2026
|™Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have instructed the military to prepare for an expanded campaign targeting senior Palestinian Authority officials, affiliated entities and what Israel describes as “terrorist infrastructure” across the occupied West Bank.
Katz said the planned operation would include targeting senior officials, evacuating residents from communities where attacks are allegedly launched, targeting militants and destroying associated infrastructure. He added that Israeli forces would remain in areas from which residents are evacuated, citing similar Israeli operations in Gaza, Lebanon, and refugee camps in Jenin and northern parts of the West Bank.
“We will not allow an intifada in the West Bank to continue for years,” Katz said, emphasizing Israel’s intention to end the confrontation “quickly and completely.”
The announcement signals a potential escalation of Israeli military operations in the West Bank, where tensions and violence have remained high.
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