Israel decides to tame the West Bank

 Townhall:

Israeli tanks rolled into the West Bank on Sunday as part of an effort to curb terrorist activity amid the war in the Gaza Strip. This marks the first time this has happened in about two decades.

This comes as Israel is currently engaged in a ceasefire agreement with the terrorist group Hamas as the two parties exchange prisoners and hostages.

Israeli troops are expected to remain in the West Bank for at least one year, according to NBC News. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) indicated that Palestinians who have fled the area amid the fighting will not be allowed to return to their homes.

Israel is deepening its crackdown on the Palestinian territory and has said it is determined to stamp out militancy amid a rise in attacks. It launched the offensive in the northern West Bank on Jan. 21 — two days after the current ceasefire in Gaza took hold — and expanded it to nearby areas.

Palestinians view the deadly raids as part of an effort to cement Israeli control over the territory, where 3 million Palestinians live under military rule.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to “increase the intensity of the activity to thwart terrorism” in all refugee camps in the West Bank.

“We will not allow the return of residents, and we will not allow terrorism to return and grow,” he said.

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 Palestinian militants from the West Bank have killed and injured several Israelis since the war began. Between October 7, 2023, and January 7, 2024, terrorists have wounded at least nine members of Israeli security personnel, along with several civilians.

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark told NewsNation that the new development reflects the larger issue, namely the future of Israel and the Palestinians. He indicated that this could signal that the two-state solution is no longer an option.

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It is clear to me that the Palestinians are not worthy of a peace deal at this point.  They should be ignored as a partner for peace and should be treated as a defeated enemy.  The Palestinians are not real natives of the area.  They are Arabs who moved into the area at a time when the Israelis were not fully in charge.  That situation has changed.  Israel has the most competent military in the Middle East now.  It is capable of destroying the militants and the armies of potential attackers. 

See also:

Terror Group Leader Who Trained Columbia Students on ‘Palestinian Resistance’ Attends Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral

'The fact is that October 7 changed the world … we saw the potential of a future for Palestine liberated from Zionism,' Samidoun's Charlotte Kates told Columbia students

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