The Israeli army announced, Wednesday, November 26, the launch of a “massive operation” against Palestinian armed groups in the northern areas of the occupied West Bank. “At night (from Tuesday to Wednesday), strength (Israel) began operations as part of a massive anti-terrorist operation in the north” from the West Bank, according to an Israeli military statement. Israeli troops, “We will not allow terrorism to run rampant(You) implant”added the Israeli soldier. Follow our live stream.
A “new operation”. When questioned by AFP, the Israeli army clarified that this was not a troop deployment as part of an “anti-terrorist operation” launched in January 2025 and primarily targeting Palestinian refugee camps in the region, but an “new operation”. He did not immediately provide further details.
Violence erupts in the West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza. Since October 7, more than a thousand Palestinians, including many fighters, as well as many civilians, have been killed there by Israeli soldiers or settlers, according to an AFP tally based on data from the Palestinian Authority. At the same time, according to official Israeli data, at least 43 Israelis, including civilians and soldiers, were killed there in Palestinian attacks or Israeli military attacks. Violence has not stopped in the West Bank since a ceasefire in Gaza took effect on October 10.
Israel has received the remains of one of its last suspected hostages. Israel announced late Tuesday that it had received through the International Committee of the Red Cross the remains of one of the last three hostages in the Gaza Strip who had not yet been identified by authorities. According to Israel, the body was handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza, which then handed it over to the Israeli army there. The soldiers then took him to Israeli soil to be identified at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv.
