Terror cannot be defeated solely by defensive actions, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen Bar said during a situational assessment in the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi. “We are in a multi-front campaign—but right now, it’s Samaria’s time," he asserted.

Hamas confirms Qutaiba al-Shalabi and Mohammed Nazal carried out attack; defense minister says Gaza lessons being applied in West Bank amid major Jenin operation

During an IDF operation in the Ash-Shuhada area of the West Bank, near Jenin, troops fired at terrorists who barricaded themselves inside a building, resulting in subsequent claims that unarmed civilians were wounded, the IDF said on Saturday evening.

IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari delivers a statement to the media as the ceasefire was supposed to come into effect and following the recovery of the body of Oron Shaul, a decade after he fell in Operation Protective Edge.

Operation Iron Wall begins with drone strikes on terror infrastructure; large numbers of troops enter city; 10 Palestinians said killed, 40 wounded

West Bank terrorist groups are a persistent and evolving security challenge for Israel and the Palestinian Authority. These groups’ numbers, arsenals, and capabilities have expanded dramatically since an initial surge of terrorist activity in June 2021.

Speaking in an interview with the Middle East Eye news outlet on Saturday, Hamas Political Bureau member Basem Naim said Judea and Samaria will be the next theater of war, the Iranian ISNA news outlet reported.

The operation to retrieve the body from northern Gaza was carried out jointly by the military's commando units and the Shin Bet security agency

IDF forces continued fighting in northern Samaria as part of Operation Iron Wall overnight Thursday, targeting terrorism in the Jenin area under the Menashe Brigade’s jurisdiction.

The Israeli military killed two Palestinian fighters in the West Bank that it said had been involved in a deadly shooting of Israeli civilians as a major" anti-terror" operation in Jenin entered a third day.

Tel Aviv: Palestinian group Hamas on Saturday, 25 January 2025 released four Israeli female soldiers, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag after 477 days of captivity. The release is a part of the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. This was confirmed by Israel.

This marked the second exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners since the ceasefire came into effect