Israel launches ‘counterterrorist operation’ in West Bank

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The new campaign comes just days after West Jerusalem reached a ceasefire agreement with the Hamas group in Gaza Israel has launched a new “large-scale and significant” military operation in the West Bank, targeting the Palestinian city of Jenin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday. The operation, dubbed ‘Iron Wall,’ is intended to “eradicate terrorism” in the area, Netanyahu said in a statement. The campaign is a new step in Israel’s “systematic and resolute” effort to