2024 Israeli military operation in the West Bank

2024 Israeli military operation in the West Bank
Part of the Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war

The West Bank in 2024, with the Palestinian enclaves in green and the Israeli settlements in light blue
Date28 August 2024–ongoing
Location
Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine
Belligerents
 Israel

State of Palestine Palestinian militant groups

Commanders and leaders
Unknown Hamas Wassem Hazem †
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Abu Shujaa †
Units involved

 Israel Defense Forces

Israeli Border Police		  al-Qassam Brigades
 Al-Quds Brigades
 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
Tulkarm Brigade
Jenin Brigades
Khalil al-Rahman Brigade[5]
Casualties and losses
2 IDF soldiers killed,[7][8][6]3 wounded[6]
3 settlers killed,[9]3 wounded[10]
2+ armoured vehicles damaged[11]

At least 19 insurgents killed[12][13]
Per Israel:[14][15][16]
23+ insurgents killed

30+ suspected insurgents arrested
At least 51 Palestinians killed, 1 foreign activist killed[a][18][19][20] (including a woman, a disabled person, a UNRWA staff, two elderly people and several children)[21][22]
At least 150 wounded[23]

Since 28 August 2024, Israel has launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank.[24][25][26]

It is Israel's largest military operation in the West Bank in more than 20 years since its Operation Defensive Shield in 2002,[27] and is a significant escalation of the continual Israeli incursions into the region against Palestinian militants during the ongoing Israel–Hamas war. Israel calls it "Operation Summer Camps" (Hebrew: מבצע מחנות קיץ),[28][29][30] while Palestinian militants have labeled their response as the "Horror of the Camps" (Arabic: رعب المخيمات) operation.[31][32]

Israel says its goal is to stop Palestinian militant activity in the West Bank, whereas Palestinians feel that this could be an expansion of the war that aims to expel them out of the territories they aim to establish a state on.[33] Israel also says the raids are aimed to thwart Palestinian suicide bombings, following a failed attempt in Tel Aviv.[34]

The Israeli operation has resulted in the deaths of several militants, including Abu Shujaa, leader of the Tulkarm Brigade, who was wanted by Israel for his involvement in violent attacks against Israeli targets.[35] This was followed by the killing of Wissam Khazem, Hamas's head in Jenin.[36]

  1. ^ Mohammed, Majdi; Lidman, Melanie (29 August 2024). "Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began". AP. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ Angel, Maytaal; Sawafta, Ali (29 August 2024). "Israel says it killed Islamic Jihad commander in gunbattle at West Bank mosque". Reuters. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Israeli Military Says It Killed More West Bank Militants, Including Islamic Jihad Commander". Time. 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "US largely silent on Israel's West Bank assault as ally Jordan gets rattled". Middle East Eye. 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "3 cops killed in southern West Bank shooting attack; IDF pursuing gunmen". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  6. ^ a b c "Soldier killed, 3 injured in shootout with Hamas gunmen in West Bank's Jenin". The Times of Israel. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Indian-origin Israeli soldier killed amid escalating tensions in West Bank". The Hindu. 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Israeli Soldier Killed in Jenin Ambush - Army Claims Hamas Leader Eliminated in Strike". August 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Gunman crossing from Jordan kills three Israelis at border, Israeli army says". Reuters. September 8, 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Three Israeli cops killed in drive-by shooting attack near Hebron". Ynet. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Israel's war on Gaza live: Polio vaccinators prevented from entry | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera".
  12. ^ Adler, Nils; Siddiqui, Usaid. "Man injured in occupied West Bank town during raid". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-09-01. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad say at least 14 of the dead were members of their armed wings.
  13. ^ Gostoli, Federica Marsi,Ylenia (13 September 2024). "Al-Quds Brigades mourn 5 fighters killed by Israel in Tubas". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Mohamed, Edna (5 September 2024). "Israeli drone kills at least six Palestinians in occupied West Bank". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 September 2024. Israel says the military aircraft targeted Palestinian fighters who "posed a threat" to their forces in Tubas.
  15. ^ "IDF carries out aerial strike during West Bank operation". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  16. ^ Marsi, Federica; Quillen, Stephen (6 September 2024). "Israeli army says 14 killed during Jenin siege". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 September 2024. The Israeli army has released a statement saying it killed 14 "terrorists" and arrested more than 30 "suspects" in Jenin, during a siege that lasted 10 days.
  17. ^ "50 killed in Israel's militarised raids on West Bank". Al Jazeera. 12 September 2024. One woman killed in Nablus
  18. ^ "Death toll from Israeli attack on Tulkarem rises". Al Jazeera. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  19. ^ "Palestinian succumbs to wounds from Israeli gunfire in Tubas". Wafa. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  20. ^ Motamedi, Usaid Siddiqui,Maziar (16 September 2024). "Palestinian dies month after being shot in Israeli attack: Ministry". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 September 2024. Ahmed Omar Azqili, 43, has died due to critical wounds he sustained from Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin about a month ago, the Palestinian Ministry of Health says.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ "Israel says Hamas leader killed as West Bank operation continues". BBC News. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-08-30. At least 19 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israeli operation, which is one of the biggest in the West Bank in two decades, according to the Palestinian health ministry. But the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) said children and one person with disabilities were reportedly among the dead.
  22. ^ Gostoli, Federica Marsi,Ylenia (13 September 2024). "UNRWA confirms its worker killed in occupied West Bank". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ Mohamed, Edna; Najjar, Farah (2024-09-05). "Death toll in occupied West Bank rises to 39 after Israeli raids". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-09-05. At least 150 people have been wounded, it said.
  24. ^ Pope, Felix (2024-08-28). "Israel launches largest West Bank raid in decades". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  25. ^ Fox, Kara (2024-08-29). "As the world focuses on Gaza, the West Bank has reached boiling point. Here's what to know". CNN. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
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  27. ^ Hamamdjian, Daniele; Da Silva, Chantal; Arkin, Daniel (2024-08-28). "Israeli operation in occupied West Bank leaves at least 10 dead in largest raid in decades". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  28. ^ "'All the streets were destroyed:' Palestinians count the cost as Israel pulls back from Jenin". CNN. 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  29. ^ Adler, Jonathan (2024-09-04). "Inside the brutal siege of Jenin". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  30. ^ Menachem, Yoni Ben (2024-09-01). "The IDF's "Operation Summer Camps" Against the Iranian Terrorist Army on the West Bank". Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  31. ^ admin (2024-09-09). "Jenin Resurrected - Resistance Roundup - Day 339". Palestine Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  32. ^ "Israel begins biggest West Bank operation in decades | MR Online". mronline.org. 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  33. ^ "Israel launches a big military operation in the West Bank and kills at least 10 Hamas militants". AP News. August 28, 2024.
  34. ^ Magid, Jacob (29 August 2024). "UN calls for end to IDF's West Bank raid; Israel: We have to thwart suicide bombings". The Times of Israel.
  35. ^ "Israel kills one of most wanted West Bank commanders as operation continues". The Washington Post. August 29, 2024.
  36. ^ "Israel says Hamas leader killed as West Bank operation continues". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-31.


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