Israeli Regime Using West Bank Assault to Seize More Palestinian Lands: Hamas
Hamas stated that the ongoing military actions by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, particularly in the city of Jenin, are a continuation of what it describes as war crimes committed by Israel in both the Gaza Strip.
The group added that these military actions are part of a plan to “grab more West Bank lands and expel its inhabitants.”
Hamas also said that the regime’s recent military assaults, including those in Tulkarem and Tubas, have failed, and predicted that “the inevitable outcome of the current aggression in Jenin will be the same.”
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Since early Wednesday, the Israeli military has been conducting a large-scale offensive in the cities of Tulkarm, Jenin, and Tubas in the northern West Bank, marking the most extensive operation since 2002. As of Friday afternoon, at least 19 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks.
On Thursday evening, the occupation forces withdrew from Tulkarem after a day of extensive military strikes in the area. Earlier that day, the military had also pulled out of Al Fara Camp in Tubas following similar military actions.
Tensions have been high across the Occupied West Bank amid an Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 40,600 Palestinians, mostly women and children, since October 7 of last year.
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According to Palestinian figures, at least 673 Palestinians have been killed, nearly 5,400 injured, and over 10,300 arrested in the occupied territories.
The regime’s ongoing attacks on the West Bank comes as in a landmark opinion on July 19, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian land unlawful and demanded the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East al-Quds.
Source: Agencies
