Overview
- Israeli forces began overnight deployments for what the military described as a "vast antiterrorist" operation in the northern West Bank targeting armed Palestinian groups.
- The military said it would not allow terrorism to take root in the area and declined to provide operational specifics.
- Tubas governor Ahmad Assaad reported sealed access points and raids in Tubas, Tammoun, Tayassir and the Faraa refugee camp, alleging use of a combat aircraft and heavy machine-gun fire; the army did not comment on the claims.
- An AFP photographer observed Israeli soldiers blocking approaches to Tubas and closing the entrance to Tammoun, while the Palestinian Red Crescent reported at least two people injured.
- Violence in the West Bank has escalated since October 2023, with over a thousand Palestinians killed per Palestinian Authority-based counts and at least 43 Israelis killed per Israeli official data, as UN OCHA notes a near two-decade high in settler attacks.