In the biggest israeli military it was a message of force, delivered quietly at first. Israeli soldiers seeking their targets, Street By Palestinian street. By morning, hundreds of troops backed by Armoured Bulldozers had arrived in the Refugee Camps of tulkarem, nablus, tubas, jenin. Home to armed palestinian groups and unarmed civilians. At least ten palestinians have been killed. Hamas says six of them were its fighters. Masoud najjar said he was injured when he opened the door of his house to young men asking for water. Translation we felt like something came down on us from the sky and there was an explosion. I was unaware of what was going on. When i put my hand on my chest, it was all shrapnel and blood. Injenin, Army Vehicles surrounded the citys two main hospitals. Ambulances stopped and checked by militaryjeeps. Israels Foreign Minister has urged his government to use gaza as a model for dealing with armed groups, here saying that iran was backing them and that this was a war
We arejust monitoring we are just monitoring the Life Shot that we are for the German Chancellor to maybe flesh out some of the details of that treaty. The moment we will get that treaty. The moment we will get that we will bring it to you. The Palestinian Red Crescent says at least eleven people have been killed in a major israeli operation in the occupied west bank. The Israeli Army says it is carrying out a Counter Terrorism Operation and has killed nine palestinian terrorists. These are the latest pictures were getting in from the al far a Refugee Camp in Thejordan Valley where palestinian officials say five people were killed. They say six others died in a drone strike nearjenin. Israeli Military Activity has been reported in at least four palestinian cities tulkarm, jenin, nablus and teobas. Its thought to be the first time since the Second Intifada a major palestinian uprising between 2000 and 2005 that several cities have been targeted simultaneously. We were going to go to our
Killed what it calls nine palestinian terrorists. Israel has called its attacks a Counter Terrorism operation targeting what it described as a mixture of Terror Groups and terror cells. It claims iran, which backs hamas, is trying to open a new front against israel in the West Bank. The israeli raids took place in the cities ofjenin, nablus, tulkarm, believed to be the first time in some 20 years that several West Bank cities have been targeted at the same time. Lets take a closer look at the West Bank and what It Actually is. Its land on the West Bank of the riverjordan and bounded by israel and jordan. Its been occupied by israel since the 1967 Middle East war, but decades of talks between israel and the palestinians have left its final status unresolved. The international Court Ofjustice has lets cross live now tojerusalem where we can speak to our correspondent yolande knell. Just bring us up to date on this operation. Just bring us uptodate on this operation operation. This is a
Its Foreign Minister, israel katz, has described the situation as a war that must be won. A senior palestinian official has accused israel of trying to escalate the war in gaza and warned of Dire And Dangerous results. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has cut short a visit to Saudi Arabia because of the attacks. Lets take a closer look at the West Bank and what It Actually is. Its land on the West Bank of the riverjordan and bounded by israel and jordan. Its been occupied by israel since the 1967 Middle East war, but decades of talks between israel and the palestinians have left its final status unresolved. 0ur Middle East correspondent, lucy williamson, has just sent this update from jenin. There are israeli jeeps, israeli armoured vehicles moving around the entrance tojenin s Government Hospital behind me. You can see an ambulance coming through now as well. The Hospital Entrance Isjust behind this Army Vehicle here. Staff inside the hospital say that since last night, the army ha
Surrounding hospitals. Israel claims it has killed, what it says, are nine palestinian terrorists. Its Foreign Minister, israel katz, has described the situation as a war that must be won. A senior palestinian official, has accused israel of trying to escalate the war in gaza and warned of dire but this operation, but this operation, looks a bit different, looks a bit different, it is a part of a wider, it is a part of a wider, coordinated operation coordinated operation across the northern West Bank. Across the northern West Bank. These kinds of operations these kinds of operations going on in several cities. Going on in several cities. What is not entirely clear what is not entirely clear at the moment is why this at the moment is why this operation is taking place now. Operation is taking place now. The kind of extensive the kind of extensive operation that People here havent seen in decades. Operation that People here havent seen in decades. Israels Foreign Minister says israels Fo