Palestinian Authority Mounts Rare, Lethal Raids in West Bank
- City of Jenin gripped by Iran-backed militants, lawlessness
- Authority eyes the return of Trump, reengagement with Israel
Palestinian Authority security forces vehicles block a road amid clashes with militants in the Jenin camp in the Israel-occupied West Bank on Dec. 15.
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The Palestinian government has been carrying out a rare and lethal sweep against militants in a flashpoint West Bank city, saying it was needed to foil an imminent car-bombing and other attacks.
The operation by the Palestinian Authority, targeting Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants in the city of Jenin, was launched on Dec. 5 but only announced this weekend as clashes escalated. Three Palestinians — at least two of them gunmen — have been killed and several PA security men wounded.