Three Palestinians were killed and scores more injured by an Israeli air strike in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) signed a truce with the Jenin Battalions following over a month of fighting, a senior advisor to PA President Mahmoud Abbas told Al Arabiya on Friday.

Israel’s security Cabinet has recommended approval of a ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants there.

As the PA intensifies its military operation against Islamist fighters in Jenin, experts warn that its weakening authority could create a dangerous power vacuum in Judea and Samaria.

Israeli forces assassinated six Palestinians, including a child, on Tuesday, after a drone strike targeted a group of citizens in the Jenin refugee camp, in

Netanyahu’s office accused Hamas of reneging on parts of the agreement in an attempt “to extort last minute concessions.”

Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian man in a raid in Jenin and detained as while other areas across the occupied West Bank saw new Israeli raids and multiple new arrests.

Quds, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, announced that it has agreed on a reconciliation initiative with the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security forces.

But the PA security forces have faced strong opposition in Jenin, and have fought clashes with militant fighters in the small city in the north of the West Bank. Clashes have also broken out in other West Bank cities including Tubas in the Jordan Valley and Tulkarm in the north.

Gaza The Palestinian Authority has failed to secure the Jenin refugee camp more than a month into a siege there, after three men from the area were able kill three Israelis at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Monday,

RAMALLAH, January 15, 2025 (WAFA) – The Palestinian presidency expressed its strong condemnation and rejection of the crime committed by the occupation forces in Jenin camp yesterday evening, which led to the killing of six Palestinians.

Some Jenin residents complain about the price they ... Additional reporting Maayan Lubell in Jerusalem; Writing by Michael Georgy, Editing by Timothy Heritage Middle Eastcategory US says Gaza ...