Iron Wall (Israeli military operation)

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On 21 January 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a large-scale military operation, which it named "Iron Wall", against Palestinian militants in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Initially, Israel's operation only targeted the Jenin Brigades, a local Palestinian militia in Jenin. On the fourth day, the IDF expanded its activities to Tulkarm and other Palestinian cities and towns. Iron Wall marks a strategically distinct and more aggressive approach against West Bank militancy compared to previous Israeli operations, and also marks the first time that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has directly participated in an Israeli military operation. The IDF stated that the aims of Iron Wall are to preserve its "freedom of action" in the West Bank, to neutralize militant infrastructure, and to eliminate imminent threats. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said the operation is an action against the "Iranian axis", referring to the Iranian support of West Bank militants, and Israeli...

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