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Israeli Security Force Activity in Jenin and Initial Reactions As of 1 p.m., July 3, 2023

At approximately 1 a.m. on July 3, 2023, Israeli security forces began a military activity in Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp. It started with aerial attacks on terrorist targets, including the joint operations room used by the military-terrorist wings of the Palestinian terrorist organizations in the Jenin refugee camp as a base for terrorist activities and attacks. During the aerial attacks a large ground force entered the city accompanied by engineering vehicles. The Jerusalem Brigades', the military-terrorist wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) declared the Palestinian name for the activity would be "Jenin's great might." They called on Palestinians in all the cities, villages and refugee camps, especially those near Jenin, to clash with the Israeli security forces and support Jenin and its fighters in all the arenas. It is the most extensive activity carried out by Israeli security forces in the Jenin region since Operation Defensive Shield during the second intifada in 2002. As of 1 p.m. the ministry of health in Ramallah reported eight Palestinian fatalities and 50 wounded. Several dozen Palestinians were detained by Israeli security forces on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activity.
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Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 21-27, 2023)

This past week terrorists carried out four attacks. The most lethal was a shooting at a restaurant and gas station near the settlement of Eli (north of Ramallah), in which four civilians were killed. Hamas military-terrorist operatives in northern Samaria launched a rocket at the Israeli communities over the border in the Gilboa region; the rocket misfired. Three terrorist operatives who had carried out many shooting attacks died in a targeted killing when their vehicle was attacked by an IDF UAV. Several Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli security forces in Jenin, Husan and the Askar refugee camp in Nablus. In the wake of the shooting attack at Eli, groups of Jewish settlers went to Palestinian villages and towns to avenge the deaths of the four victims. The Gaza Strip remained relatively quiet. A test rocket was fired towards the sea. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) delegations ended their visits to Iran. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh arrived in Saudi Arabia.
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Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 14-20, 2023)

This past week terrorists carried out two attacks: a shooting at the Reihan Crossing, one civilian and four soldiers wounded; and a vehicular ramming at the Rachel Crossing, two soldiers wounded. IDF forces continued counterterrorist activities, detaining suspected Palestinians and seizing weapons; Palestinians continued throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles on the roads in Judea and Samaria. An Israeli adolescent planning a terrorist attack was apprehended. Three Palestinians were killed in Israeli security force activities. The Gaza Strip remained relatively quiet. A delegation of the heads of Hamas and the PIJ went to Iran for meetings with the upper echelons of the Iranian regime. According to Ziyad al-Nakhalah, PIJ secretary general, the two delegations held an "important meeting" with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps' Qods Force command, and in the coming days other terrorist operatives are expected to arrive in Tehran to join them for additional meetings.
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Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 7-13, 2023)

This past week there were two terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria. An attempt near Ramallah to steal a soldier's weapon is being investigated as having been criminally motivated. Israeli security forces continued counterterrorism activities. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) Jenin Battalion claimed it had intercepted an IDF drone near the Jenin refugee camp. The Gaza Strip remained relatively quiet. Egyptian General Intelligence talks in Cairo with Hamas and the PIJ ended. Contradictory reports were issued about the results. Mahmoud Abbas went to China for a three-day visit. .. Palestinians related to events and declarations in Israel, including the violence in Arab-Israeli society, a Likud proposal to divide the Temple Mount and the national security minister's proposal to stop financing dental care for Palestinian prisoners.
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Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 31 – June 6, 2023)

An Egyptian border guard policeman infiltrated Israeli territory, and shot and killed two IDF fighters manning a guard post. Another fighter was killed during the pursuit of the shooter. The Palestinian terrorist organizations did not formally react to the attack, but the Palestinian media outlets issued a wide variety of joyous responses. This past week there were three terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria. Israeli security forces continued counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria. Palestinians in Judea and Samaria continued throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles. The Gaza Strip remained relatively quiet. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) delegations are currently in Egypt. The Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership held meetings with foreign diplomats.
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Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 24-30, 2023)

This past week there were four terrorist attacks: a shooting attack in Hermesh in which an Israeli civilian was killed; two shooting attacks, one in Gan Ner and the other in Mevo Dotan,; and a Palestinian armed with a knife infiltrated the settlement of Teneh Omarim south of Hebron. Israeli security forces continued counterterrorism activities, focusing on Nablus, Jenin, Jericho and Hebron. The Gaza Strip remained relatively calm. Mohammed al-Emadi, chairman of Qatar's National Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, visited Gaza and left without announcing when the monthly funds would be distributed. Hamas claimed there were technical problems. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh visited Egypt Hamas' Islamic Bloc won its second straight victory in Birzeit University student council elections.
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