Recently, Jenin has become a safe haven for Iran-backed terrorists who attack Israeli civilians. Since the Palestinian Authority is unable to effectively control whatโs happening in Jenin, Israel has to operate to protect its citizens. There can be policy disagreements with Israel, but when it comes to fighting terrorism, that should not be politicized.
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The Palestinian Authority has all but abandoned Jenin, leaving behind a power vacuum that has been filled by terrorists.
In the past six months, those terrorists made Jenin a launching pad for more than 50 shooting attacks against Israelis.
Israel is responding with a counterterrorism operation aimed at surgically removing these terrorists and their terror infrastructure.
Thereโs a word for this: self-defense, which is the right of every sovereign country, including Israel.
The following hours will require nuanced reporting. The Israeli operation in Jenin shouldnโt be compared to the ramming attack in Tel Aviv. One is killing gunmen, the other is killing civilians.
Landing in Tel Aviv now. Weโll have continuing coverage of events as they unfold.
Dieses aktuelle Foto aus Dschenin ist ein erfrischender Beweis dafรผr, dass Israel nicht gegen โdie Palรคstinenserโ kรคmpft, sondern ausschliesslich gegen palรคst. Terroristen.
Wenn dem nicht so wรคre, wรผrden israelische Soldaten vor Ort nicht mit palรคst. Sanitรคtern kooperieren.
There have been some reports of IDF preventing first responders from entering #Jenin or treating the wounded. This is FALSE & intentionally misleading. Ambulances are entering freely, while IDF is also assisting in treatment of injured, as result of Palestinian terrorist actions.
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