Israel expelled the inhabitants of the three refugee campsites on the occupied west coast because it increases the large monthly operation on the Palestinian territory.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that camps in Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams are now “empty” and that the Israeli army will occupy them for the coming year.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that she had arranged a tank division around the town of Jenin – he did it for the first time since 2002. The Palestinian administration condemned the move.
The UN said earlier this month that the operation of Israel, which began on January 21, and that it was enhanced in recent days, led to a “forced displacement” of 40,000 people.
“So far, 40,000 Palestinians have evacuated from the refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur Shams, who are now empty of the inhabitants,” said Israel Katz in a statement.
“I directed [troops] Prepare for a long -term presence in cleaned camps for the next year and prevent the return of residents and revive terrorism. “
He also said that Israel had directed the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency to stop acting in the area.
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, described the decision to deploy tanks as “a dangerous Israeli escalation that will not lead to stability or calm.”
In a statement, the IDF said that his forces “continued surgery to prevent terrorism” and expand their “offensive activity” – which has so far included drones, tanks, special forces, border police and the Shin Bet intelligence agency.
The UN said on Thursday that since the Israeli operations began on January 21, 51 Palestinians, including seven children, was killed in Governors of Jenin, Tulkarma and Tubas, as well as three Israeli soldiers.
The offensive caused serious damage to the infrastructure of water and rehabilitation, disturbing access to “tens of thousands of people”, according to.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday visited the Refugee Camp Tulkarm and ordered the army to step up “operating activities,” his office announced.
“We are entering the terrorist strongholds, leveling the whole streets that terrorists use their homes as well. We eliminate terrorists, commanders,” Netanyahu said.
His visit followed after the explosion of three buses in Tel Aviv, which was described by Israeli officials as a “suspicious terrorist attack” that caused bombs of its kind found on the west coast.
Israel occupied the West Coast in the Six -Day War in 1967 and has since built about 160 settlements with about 700,000 Jews. Settlements are considered illegal to international law, although Israel disputes it.
