The Israeli military establishment is preparing for the possibility of an explosion in the West Bank as a result of the escalating events in the northern governorates on the one hand, and the continuation of the war in the Gaza Strip and the tension on the northern front.

According to the Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom, the Israeli army is preparing to operate more drones in different areas of the West Bank, and not just operate them in the northern West Bank.

The newspaper said that the West Bank is on the verge of explosion and that the deteriorating situation in the northern West Bank will expand and become broader, as the military establishment in Israel sees it.

A senior officer in the Israeli Air Force said that his forces had thought several times about using drones in areas where they had not been used in the West Bank, noting that they were prepared to carry out any missions required of them, especially since this type of aircraft accompanies all forces operating in the field.

According to the newspaper, the Israeli army has carried out 60 air strikes since the Gaza war.

Israel returned to using air strikes in the West Bank in June 2023 with a helicopter strike, followed by a raid on an armed group that was about to carry out a shooting attack at the Jalameh checkpoint, before a warplane later carried out a raid on a residential apartment in Nablus.