PALESTINE
Tue 27 Jun 2023 9:56 am - Jerusalem Time
Yedioth: We are facing a new era in the northern West Bank
The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said, on Tuesday, that the recent escalating events from the northern West Bank indicate that we are at the beginning of a new era.
In a report by its correspondent and military analyst, Yossi Yehoshua, the newspaper indicated the development of events, since the detonation and development of explosive devices in Jenin, then the aerial bombardment for the first time since the second intifada, to eliminate an armed cell, and this was followed by what was published yesterday about the firing of missiles from Jenin also for the first time since Years.
The newspaper considered that these developments, and although there are no actual missiles reaching from Jenin to Afula, unlike in the past, it can be estimated that a limited military operation is closer than ever before.
The newspaper pointed out that since Operation Eli, behind which Hamas stands, calls have returned for the implementation of a large-scale military operation, and this was discussed again to find out the extent of the need for it, noting that the talk is about a specific operation, not Defensive Wall 2, and not the goal of occupying areas or presence. In it in a prolonged manner, but rather the entry of large forces in a targeted manner to specific targets for a period of up to 48 hours, to damage the armed infrastructure, and to bring a price to achieve the necessary deterrence. as you say.
The newspaper says: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant objected last week, as did senior army officials, but it now appears that in light of this development and assessments of the situation that took place in the past two days, the possibility of this measure has increased, and there are other indications that indicate this, including condolence. The massive military forces in the West Bank, some of which are dedicated to military action inside Palestinian cities.
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Yedioth: We are facing a new era in the northern West Bank