The Israeli military launched the raid in the Jenin area, a hotbed of Palestinian militancy, days into a ceasefire in the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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.
“Hundreds of camp residents have begun leaving after the Israeli army, using loudspeakers on drones and military vehicles, ordered them to evacuate the camp,“ Jenin governor Kamal Abu al-Rub told AFP.
Since it began on Tuesday, the operation has killed at least 12 Palestinians and wounded 40 more, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
“The army is in front of my house. They could enter at any moment.”
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The Israeli military said on Thursday it killed two Palestinian militants near Jenin during the night, accusing them of having killed three Israelis.
“After an exchange of fire, they were eliminated by the forces,“ it said, adding one soldier was wounded in the gunfight.
The Palestinian health ministry later confirmed the two deaths.
According to the Palestinian health ministry, Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 850 Palestinians, including many militants, in the West Bank since the Israel-Hamas war began.
The Jenin raid began after a truce took effect in Gaza on Sunday, halting 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas.
Militants also took 251 people hostage, 91 of whom remain in Gaza, including 34 the military has said are dead.
Under the terms of the truce, Gaza militants handed over three Israeli women they had been holding since 2023, in exchange for the release of around 90 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
During first phase of the ceasefire, which is intended to last 42 days, Israeli forces are withdrawing from densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip.
The ceasefire followed months of fruitless negotiations mediated by Qatar, the United States and Egypt.
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