The operation, launched just days after a ceasefire paused fighting in Gaza, has left at least 10 Palestinians dead, according to Palestinian health authorities.
“The situation is very difficult,“ Kamal Abu al-Rub, the governor of Jenin, told AFP.
Israeli forces have detained around 20 people from villages around Jenin since the operation began on Tuesday, the official said.
In December, security forces from the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority were also involved in similar clashes with the militants in and around Jenin.
The Israeli military on Wednesday said it was continuing on with the operation, dubbed “Iron Wall”, adding that they have “neutralised over 10 terrorists.”
The raid in Jenin aims to counter “hundreds of terrorist attacks, both in Judea and Samaria and the rest of Israel,“ military spokesman Nadav Shoshani said at a press briefing, referring to the biblical name that Israel uses for the Palestinian territory it has occupied since 1967.
Shoshani said the explosive devices planted along roads had recently killed a soldier in the area.
‘Decisive operation’
“It is a key lesson learned from Gaza... we do not want terrorism to recur in the camp once the operation ends,“ he said, referring to how the military had to return to several areas in Gaza that were previously declared clear of militants.
He linked the operation to a broader strategy of countering Iran “wherever it sends its arms - in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen,“ and the West Bank.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “maximum restraint” from Israeli security forces and expressed deep concern, according to his deputy spokesman, Farhan Haq.
Violence has surged throughout the occupied West Bank since the Gaza war erupted on October 7, 2023.
Meanwhile, at least 29 Israelis including soldiers have been killed in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military operations in the territory during the same period, according to official Israeli figures.
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