A short while ago, some 20 Palestinians managed to enter the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, which has been a closed military zone for over a year.
The military believes that the suspects likely entered Jenin to retrieve their belongings, although this remains under investigation.
The Israel Defense Forces says troops stationed in the camp identified the suspects and, together with Border Police officers, managed to detain most of them.
The detained Palestinians are being questioned by Israeli security forces, the IDF says, adding that troops are searching for the remaining suspects.
The IDF has been deployed to the Jenin camp since January 2025, when it launched a major counterterrorism raid, dubbed “Operation Iron Wall.” Residents of the camp were displaced and have not been permitted to return since.
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