Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, Israeli forces launched what they say is a major operation in the occupied West Bank, including a large scale invasion of Jenin. Israeli ministers have suggested the military operations are part of a deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made with his cabinet to convince them to agree to the “ceasefire” in Gaza.
Trump’s nominated national security team and Israeli officials have been portraying the Gaza deal as one which Israel is not planning to respect. While Trump has been celebrating his undeniable role in forcing through an agreement, he has also indicated he does not believe the deal will hold. Last night, he made a series of statements on Gaza, saying “That’s not our war, it’s their war. But I’m not confident,” adding that Gaza was a "phenomenal location on the sea" and that “some beautiful things could be done with it.”
While 90 Palestinian captives were released in Ramallah on Sunday as part of the exchange deal for three Israelis held in Gaza, over 90 Palestinians have now been detained in the West Bank over the past 24 hours alone. Meanwhile, violence from Israeli soldiers and settlers has ramped up across the West Bank since Sunday. Reporting from the West Bank, journalist Mariam Barghouti speaks to residents inside Jenin as the Israeli raid is underway.
For months we have been covering the increasingly incendiary situation in the West Bank and we will continue to report on it as events unfold. We rely on donations to sustain our reporting. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber.
Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, Israeli forces launched what they say is a major operation in the occupied West Bank, including a large scale invasion of Jenin. Israeli ministers have suggested the military operations are part of a deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made with his cabinet to convince them to agree to the “ceasefire” in Gaza.
Trump’s nominated national security team and Israeli officials have been portraying the Gaza deal as one which Israel is not planning to respect. While Trump has been celebrating his undeniable role in forcing through an agreement, he has also indicated he does not believe the deal will hold. Last night, he made a series of statements on Gaza, saying “That’s not our war, it’s their war. But I’m not confident,” adding that Gaza was a "phenomenal location on the sea" and that “some beautiful things could be done with it.”
While 90 Palestinian captives were released in Ramallah on Sunday as part of the exchange deal for three Israelis held in Gaza, over 90 Palestinians have now been detained in the West Bank over the past 24 hours alone. Meanwhile, violence from Israeli soldiers and settlers has ramped up across the West Bank since Sunday. Reporting from the West Bank, journalist Mariam Barghouti speaks to residents inside Jenin as the Israeli raid is underway.
For months we have been covering the increasingly incendiary situation in the West Bank and we will continue to report on it as events unfold. We rely on donations to sustain our reporting. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber.
— Sharif Abdel Kouddous, journalist and editor