Israeli Forces Withdraw from the West Bank city of Jenin, Israel

Little news was reported here in the USA about a two-day military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, Israel. Those living in Jenin have been collecting weapons and are terrorists looking to attack Israel in order to persuade Israel to allow a two-state solution. That will not happen! The leadership of Israel is trying to root out terrorists before they attack them. At least 12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed in the fighting. Israel claims that it launched the operation to destroy militant infrastructure and weapons inside a refugee camp in Jenin.

Palestinians from Gaza launched rockets toward Israel. All of the rockets were incepted and there were no injuries.

Israeli military jets struck an underground weapons facility in response.

Israeli troops pulled out of Jenin and the Palestinians who fled the area are now returning to their refugee camps to assess the damage. The Israelis brought in bulldozers that tore up the streets to look for explosive devices that were buried under the asphalt. The troops also raided a lot of homes in an attempt to arrest militants and confiscate weapons. Jenin was already a poverty-stricken and densely populated area, but well-equipped with ammunition that threatens Israel.

Militants rule the streets because the Palestinian Authority (PA) does not come into this area. The Palestinian Authority does not help Israel with any security there, so Israel needed to take control of the hostile situation.

Israel confiscated a large number of weapons, lots of explosives and arrested 30 or more militants, and caused massive damage to the terrorist infrastructure. The Palestinians intend to take Israel to the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes.

Israel has withdrawn its troops from the West Bank, ending an intense two-day military operation in the city of Jenin.

Please pray for the families on both sides who lost loved ones. Please pray that the refugees will seek citizenship and peace in Israel. On Monday, there was a large event involving hundreds of motorcycles held in memory of David Yehuda Yitzhak, the IDF soldier who was killed ruing this counterterrorism operation last week. Yitzhak used to go on trips across the country on his motorcycle.