IDF says Jenin operation expected to last several days

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The large-scale Israeli operation in the West Bank city of Jenin is expected to last at least several days, a military source says.

The source says the operation began with several drone strikes on infrastructure used by terror groups in Jenin.

Large numbers of troops, including special forces, Shin Bet agents, and Border Police officers are now operating in the city.

The goals of the operation are to “preserve the IDF’s freedom of action” in the West Bank, to neutralize terror infrastructure, and to eliminate imminent threats, according to the military.

The raid comes a day after an Israeli reservist soldier was killed and four others were wounded, including a senior officer in serious condition, when they were hit by a roadside bomb in the West Bank.

It also follows the apparent breakdown of a truce agreement between the Palestinian Authority and terror groups operating in Jenin.

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