The transfer of unprecedented powers over the occupied West Bank to Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich has deepened the rift between Israel’s military-security establishment and the rising settler bloc.
At least 14 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank over the last three days, making it one of the deadliest weeks since the start of 2023. Among those killed were three youths, including two 14-year-olds, and a 17-year-old.
Israel deployed attack helicopters during a military raid on Jenin for the first time in 20 years but was forced to retreat in what may mark an evolution in the capabilities of the Palestinian resistance.
The Israeli army has redoubled its efforts to crack down on armed resistance in the West Bank, but its recent raid on Balata refugee camp ended in failure as the wanted resistance fighters evaded capture.
Armed resistance in the West Bank is caught between the combined efforts of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to undermine its growth.
The Israeli assault on Palestinians continues to intensify as Israel has arrested at least 42 people across the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the last three days and carried out a military invasion of Ramallah.
The Israeli settler movement and state both work toward the same goal: the colonization of Palestine, and the repression of resistance to that colonization by the native population.
The Zionist ethos of “maximum land, minimum Arabs” made the Nakba possible and allows the Nakba to repeat itself every time a Zionist colonist takes over Palestinian land, whether in Ein Samiya today or in Yaffa in 1948.
This week, an entire Palestinian community was forcibly expelled from the village of Ein Samiya following months of settler attacks and years harsh Israeli policies.
The Flag March continued the Zionist war on Jerusalem, while the assault on Palestinian resistance renewed itself following a deadly Israeli raid on Balata refugee camp, leaving 3 Palestinians dead.