The Jenin Brigade has condemned the Palestinian Authority’s continued arrest of resistance fighters. As tensions rise, the camp enters the most dangerous phase of the counterinsurgency effort to eradicate it.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Jenin refugee camp, marking the beginning of the PA’s attempt at reestablishing a foothold in the city. Elsewhere, Israeli invasions of Palestinian cities and towns continue unabated.

The Israeli army’s bulldozers and airstrikes not only leveled Jenin refugee camp, but paved the way for the PA to return to the camp and reassert its influence. This is the unofficial second phase of the Jenin operation.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet announced a decision that Israel “would work to prevent the collapse” of the Palestinian Authority as Mahmoud Abbas seeks to re-establish PA control in Jenin.

Twelve Palestinians, including at least four youths, were killed by Israeli forces in Jenin this week during a massive military operation on the Jenin refugee camp that lasted 48 hours. Over 120 Palestinians were also injured during the raid.

Late Tuesday night, large crowds flooded the streets of the Jenin refugee camp as residents celebrated the withdrawal of the Israeli military and claimed victory in the fighting. The Palestinian death toll rose to 12 over the course of the two days, while the Israeli military announced the death of an Israeli soldier.

After failing to eliminate the Palestinian resistance in Jenin despite repeated invasions, the Israeli army has now launched its largest attack on the city in over 20 years, including over 150 armored vehicles and 1,000 ground troops.

In the past six months alone, Israel has approved the construction of 13,000 new settlement units, breaking the previous mark for the most settlement units approved in a single year.

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.