On July 3, Israel launched its largest raid on a Palestinian city in the West Bank since 2002, with the aim of rooting out militants and destroying arsenals and explosive workshops in Jenin.
The raid involved an Israeli special-forces brigade supported by drone strikes and had resulted in eight Palestinian deaths by the time this article was published.
The incursion was prompted by recent terror attacks carried out by militants based in Jenin, including a shooting spree in the main nightlife district of Tel Aviv that left three Israelis dead.
Israel has also faced pressure from Jewish settlers in the West Bank to take action against the Jenin militants.
Palestinians view the attack as a symptom of Israel's increasingly aggressive tactics toward an already restive Jenin.
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