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IED explosion wounds two IDF soldiers during counterterrorism operation in Jenin

Army Radio reported that IDF forces had been operating in a refugee camp in Jenin. Troops located a suspicious object and picked it up, apparently leading to the explosion.

Israel security forces apprehend five terrorists planning an  imminent terror attack in the Barta'a area near Jenin, November 30, 2025.
West Bank Border Police, including those who operate undercover, are seen in an illustrative photo.

Five arrested during joint IDF, Shin Bet counterterrorism ops. in West Bank

A PALESTINIAN woman walks past damaged houses in Jenin refugee camp on October 9, 2024, in the West Bank.

US student groups fundraise to supplement PA funds to 'mothers of martyrs'

 A road is barricaded in Jenin refugee camp, amid ongoing clashes between Palestinian Authority security forces and terrorists, in the West Bank, January 8, 2025.

Dozens of Palestinians breach IDF checkpoints to enter Jenin refugee camp


Ramadan will show if clan clashes are really over, say Hebron residents

Sources noted that representatives of several families offered to “take measures against any member who acts independently or takes the law into their own hands.

Israeli security forces investigate a ramming attack in Hebron, December 6, 2025; illustrative.

'Operation New Order': 30 arrested, weapons seized in major Tarabin police raid in the Negev

The suspects were reportedly detained for questioning on violence and weapons offenses, which included two pistols, two rifles, stun grenades, and seized ammunition.

Police seize rifles and grenades in Tarabin as "Operation New Order" intensifies in the south. January 7, Negev

IDF: Staying in West Bank refugee camps will quell lone-wolf terror

To date, the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have succeeded in catching and stopping such efforts, but some of the rocket building efforts have progressed to later stages.

Israel security forces apprehend five terrorists planning an  imminent terror attack in the Barta'a area near Jenin, November 30, 2025.

Police make arrests in Bedouin community, find stolen IDF weapons in Rahat kindergarten

Over the course of the day, motorcycle patrols wrote 108 traffic tickets and confiscated two ATVs and a dirt bike, which were transferred for forfeiture proceedings. 

AN OFFICER during Operation 'New Order' on December 31, 2025.

WATCH: Katz urges invasion of West Bank refugee camps as Trump calls for restraint

Katz said expanded IDF control of West Bank camps reduced terror, despite US calls to curb military activity.

(From L-R) IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Tamir Yadai at a meeting discussing West Bank counterterror, December 31, 2025.

‘Every year they burn trees’: Jenin church firebombing renews scrutiny of Palestinian Authority

“Attacks on Christians, their sites & symbols are unacceptable at all times. Even more so, as we approach Christmas this week,” the ministry said.

The firebombing of a church in Jenin and the burning of a Christmas tree and  Nativity Grotto this week have renewed scrutiny of the treatment of Christians under the Palestinian Authority.

Controversial actor, director Mohammad Bakri dies at 72

Bakri’s triumphs as an actor in films, television, and on stage were eclipsed in later years by a struggle over his 2002 documentary, Jenin, Jenin, about Operation Defensive Shield.

ACTOR MOHAMMAD BAKRI poses for a picture at the opening ceremony of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) in Dubai, December 9, 2009.

Christmas tree and Nativity grotto at Jenin church destroyed in arson attack

Father Jubran said the attack “has no connection whatsoever to our authentic Palestinian and Christian culture, which is founded on love, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence.” 

The Christmas tree and Nativity Grotto at the Holy Redeemer Church in Jenin were destroyed in an arson attack early Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m., church officials said.

IDF kills two terrorists in West Bank after attempted attacks on soldiers

Terrorists were shot dead for hurling stones and attempting an attack with explosives in separate incidents near Jenin, in the West Bank.

Israeli soldiers raid the village of Jaba, near Jenin, in the West Bank, June 17, 2025.

IDF kills six terrorists, arrest dozens of wanted individuals in 'Operation Five Stones'

The operation was conducted with the IDF's Menashe Brigade and Samaria Brigade in collaboration with the Shin Bet, Border Police, and the Air Force.

IDF killed six terrorists and arrested dozens in "Operation Five Stones" in the northern West Bank.