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New Mission in Terror Hotspots: The IDF initiated a new counterterrorism operation in the northern West Bank on November 26, with raids carried out in a strip of Palestinian villages that includes Tubas, Tammun, Far’a, Tayasir, and al-Aqaba. The operation is reportedly being carried out by troops from the Commando Brigade and the Samaria and Menashe regional brigades, along with “Magav” Border Police officers.
Palestinian media outlets reported that helicopter gunships had accompanied the troops during operations, which are expected to last several days.
PIJ’s Response: The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organization denounced the IDF’s operation in a published statement, labeling the counterterrorist mission “systematic aggression” against Palestinians living in the northern West Bank. Meanwhile, reports have emerged from Israel’s northern border that PIJ is attempting to entrench its presence in Syria, with its forces mainly concentrated in Palestinian refugee camps in the Damascus region.
Recent West Bank Counterterrorism Operations: The widespread operation was launched a day after the IDF eliminated Sultan al-Ghani, a Palestinian terrorist responsible for the murder of Israeli security guard Gidon Peri in 2024. PIJ claimed al-Ghani as a member of the group. A day earlier, the IDF announced that security forces had eliminated another Palestinian terrorist, Ala Raouf Shetiyya, in the West Bank city of Nablus. Shetiyya carried out a car-ramming attack near Nablus on May 29, 2024, killing IDF soldiers Staff Sgt. Eliya Hilel and Staff Sgt. Diego Shvisha Harsaj before fleeing the scene.
